Pink Champagne Cupcakes
Pretty pink champagne cupcakes filled with a creamy pastry creme and topped with a sweet champagne frosting.
Now that Christmas is well behind us, it’s time to start thinking of the New Year. But before we start going crazy with the resolutions and/or intentions, let’s take a minute to ring in 2015 in style. Which for me really is cuddling the hubby on the couch and eating some sort of dessert as Ryan Seacreast declares it a New Year. Lame? Meh, that’s my classy style!! And I have pink champagne cupcakes to go along with it 🙂
New Year’s Eve is one of those holidays that I think forces people to be something they are not. It seems as if everyone thinks they have to go out on the town or partying till the wee-hours of the morning. But that’s so 5 years ago and now I would rather stay in my jammies and rock out with some bubbly and cupcakes or better yet, a bubbly cupcake!
These cupcakes are my New Year’s Eve dessert of choice this year as I think there is no better way to welcome 2015 than with a moist pink champagne cupcake filled with a creamy champagne pastry creme and topped with a sweet champagne frosting! It’s seriously a bubbly cupcake.
Pink Champagne Cupcakes
Pretty pink champagne cupcakes filled with a creamy pastry creme and topped with a sweet champagne frosting.
Ingredients
For the Cupcakes:
- 1¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- ½ cup Pink Champagne
- Pink gel coloring (optional)
For the Filling:
- ½ cup heavy cream, divided
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ cup Pink Champagne
- 5 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
For the Frosting:
- 1/2 cup pink Champagne
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 2½ cups confectioner's sugar
Instructions
For the Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two muffin pans with cupcake liners.
- In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes on medium speed. Add eggs one at a time, beating until combined after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract. In a medium mixing cup, whisk together Greek yogurt and champagne.
- Reduce mixer speed to low and alternately add the flour and champagne mixture, beginning and ending with flour, mixing after each addition. Beat until just combined. Scrape down the side of the bowl as needed. Add the gel coloring if using.
- Divide batter into cupcake wrappers. Fill liners about ⅔ full. Bake cupcakes until lightly golden or a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 12-15 minutes.
- Remove cupcakes from pan and finish cooling on a wire rack.
For the Creme filling:
- In a small bowl, whisk together ¼ cup heavy cream and cornstarch. Combine the rest of the heavy cream, champagne and granulated sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium high heat and remove from heat. Whisk the egg and egg yolks into the cornstarch/heavy cream mixture. Pour a ⅓ cup of the hot mixture into the egg mixture, whisking constantly to not overcook the eggs. Return the saucepan to the stove and bring to a boil. Gradually whisk in the egg mixture until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and whisk in the butter and vanilla extract.
- Once cupcakes are cooled, cut a hole in the middle and fill with the creme filling.
For the Champagne frosting:
- Heat champagne in a small saucepan. Bring to boil and simmer over medium heat until it reduces to 2 tablespoons. Let cool completely before using.
- Whip butter on medium speed until pale and creamy. Add the powdered sugar and mix on low speed for 1 minute. Then increase speed to medium and mix for 6 minutes until the frosting is very light, creamy and fluffy. Pour the champagne down the side of the bowl and beat for another minute.
- Frost cooled cupcakes with frosting and garnish with sparkling sugar if desired.
If you are staying in or going to a house party this New Year’s Eve, please make these cupcakes!! They will make your night and will be a hit!
These look so dainty and delicious. Definitely going to have to try these. Pinning!
Thanks Christie!
Oh I’m totally lame on New Years too. Sometimes I can barely even stay awake until midnight. How did I get this old?!?! Love the color of these cupcakes. Yeah! Happy New Year Friend!
How did we get old indeed? Happy New Year’s dear!
Z!!! I love these cupcakes!!! SO pretty and festive!!! and hey, cuddling with the hubby on the couch and eating dessert sounds kind of perfect to me . . we’re going to a family “Just Dance 2015” competition 😛 fun fun! Wishing you the best NYE and a fantastic 2015!!
Ooo I love Just Dance! What a great idea for NYE! Have a great night 😉
I think I konw what I’ll be having for NYE! Yummmmm!
Thanks Tori!!
These are simply fantastic. I am all about ringing in the New Year in style. We usually stay at home and watch the ball drop but we are going to a late dinner this year. Hanging out like the youngins do haha.
Style is the way to go!! Have fun dear!
So now I’m picturing myself all curled up on the sofa this New Year’s Eve stuffing myself with these and watching cheesy TV. Can’t think of a better way to spend the big night! 🙂
Happy New Year!
It’s the best!! Happy New Year!
Oh my gosh, these are so pretty, and that filling and frosting sound DIVINE! Perfect cupcake for the new year, Zainab, and I hope you have a wonderful one!
Thanks Marcie! Hope you have a wonderful New Year Eve too!
What a delicious way to ring in the New Year!
Your idea of the perfect new year’s eve sounds amazing, especially if these cupcakes are part of the plan!
Thanks Nora! Wishing you a happy new year!
I’ve been NYE lame for at least 12 years now. I usually buy confetti and I allow the kids to stay up past midnight to ring in the New Year. Just the four of us. The hubby and I drink some bubbly and toast. In our jammies. That’s how we roll.
These pink champagne cupcakes are both chic and adorable. And I love that pastry cream interior. Happy New Year!!
Awww your NYE sounds fun!! I need to add confetti to my night 🙂
These are gorgeous and totally perfect for New Years! I LOVE that cute little topper too!
Thanks Ashley!!
I love the whole idea of pink champagne this time of the year. You really did a number on making
it fancy. Waaaaay beyond on what I thought you would be doing with such a recipe title. I love surprises!
Thanks Carol!
There is NOTHING wrong with having a cozy night in to ring in 2015 – especially with cupcakes as pink and cute like these!
So agree!! Happy New Year 🙂
Oohh these look delicious! So perfect for NYE and champagne flavored cupcakes are delish. Pinned!
Thanks Sarah!
I am so with you on the “I’d rather cuddle on the couch” version of New Years. Most of the time I can’t even stay up until midnight anyway! Haha. These cupcakes are amazing!!
Hahha same here Julia!! Happy New Year!
Love everything about this cupcake and it is perfect for NYE. Happy 2015!
These cupcakes are gorgeous, Zainab! I love the pretty pink color! Cuddling up with your hubby sounds like the perfect night to me, Happy Happy New Year!!! xo
Happy New Year dear!!
We always get Chinese take out on New Year’s Eve and spend the night on the couch. I wouldn’t mind ending…or starting the evening with one of these cupcakes. I love the pink!
Oh that’s a great tradition!! Happy New Year!
I love pretty little cupcakes and these are perfect for the new year! Love that they are stuffed too!
I love your NYE style – sounds perfect to me! And I love these cupcakes! They are so pretty and festive, and they sound delicious! Hope you had a great Christmas, and a very happy new year to you and the hubby!
Happy New Year!!
Prettiest cupcakes ever! I love that they are pink and the way you decorated them is just so perfect for the holiday. Enjoy your NYE! (PS that is my kinda NYE too; unfortunately I will be one of those forced to be something they’re not :P)
Have a great night out Allie!! It’s great to be young sometimes 😉
How festive are these?! So cute!
Best way to ring the new year, no doubt! Now, I am wondering what shoes you will be wearing to match these gorgeous cupcakes? even if they will be left on the floor by the sofa… doesn’t matter, I just have the feeling that they will be spectacular!
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Good luck with all your projects, in and out of the lab….
Hhahah you know me so well! I have some nude pumps on and even though I am at home I dressed up for dinner 🙂 Happy New Year!!
These look so good! Is there a non-alcoholic substitute for the champagne though?
Anna, you could use sparkling apple cider instead in the cupcakes and you will still get the great bubbly flavor!
Your NYE sounds a whole lot like my NYE! These cupcakes are adorable and I love the champagne cream filling. Have a great night, Zainab!!
Thanks Alyssa!
Cuddling on the couch with champagne cupcakes (and more bubbly) sounds perfect to me. These look lovely! Happy New Year!
Perfect Bianca!! Happy New Year!
These cupcakes are the cutest, Zainab! I love the light pink with the champagne filling and those sparkling toppers. Your NYE sounds like mine! Haha:) Pinned!
Thanks Beth! Happy NYE!!
I’ve made these cupcakes and they are all sorts of fun and fabulous!! Also, I like your idea of NYE celebrating…that’s how I roll also! Happy New Year love! So glad we got to meet this year and here’s to much more hangout time in 2015!!
Just went and looked at yours! They are the best! Happy New Year dear! I am so glad we did too. And can’t wait for more in 2015!
This might be the perfect NYE dessert! Seriously!!!
The filling just takes these cupcakes over the top! They are perfect!
Thanks Annie! Happy New Year!
Festive and gorgeous cupcakes. I would love 2 or 3 of these.
Festive and so elegant, thank you for sharing 😀
Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year Uru!
These cupcakes look absolutely stunning! Love the champagne flavour, so good! Happy New Year, Zainab!
Happy New Year dear!!
These are so pretty and pink! And with the champagne pop, well, I’m in LOVE. Happy New Year, Z! I hope 2015 is pure magic for you.
Thanks Ashley!! Wishing you many many magical moments in 2015! Hopefully I can meet you this year 🙂
I was out late for New Year’s and believe me, my body did NOT enjoy it, haha. Sometimes cuddling up on the couch is the best way to celebrate a holiday!
These look so cute and delicious!!! Happy new year!
Lol sounds like my body too! Getting old is sometimes hard lol! Hope you had a wonderful New Year!
These are just the prettiest cupcakes ever! Love that happy celebration they caused! Happy 2015 to you lady!
Thanks dear! Happy Happy New Year to you too!
That sounds like a pretty fabulous way to spend NYE, in my opinion! I hate going to big, expensive, crowded parties. Every year, my closest friends get together and we do hot pot at somebody’s house. Then we struggle to stay up until midnight (I’m such an old) and then sleepily make our way back home. It’s awesome! I wish I had a batch of these gorgeous, boozy cupcakes to ring in the new year! I hope you and your hubs have an amazing 2015, Zainab! All the best to you, my friend 🙂
Nancy, we used to have some friends over (or go over) too but this year all our friends have been moving away. The downside of graduating friends. Your hot pot sounds so so amazing and I saw some cute pics of you guys!! Happy New Year dear!!
I am with you Zainab! I hate going out to celebrate a 1 second holiday in the freezing cold. In fact this year, I was in bed well before New Year’s hit!! I would have been happy gorging on these pretty yummy cupcakes all night!! Have a wonderful New Year! 🙂
It’s always so so cold!! Happy New Year my friend!
These are so pretty! I love the pink + that filling is so smart. YES I totally agree with how NYE is supposed to one worldwide party fest. It doesn’t have to wild in that way … we can get wild with our cupcakes at home 🙂
Yeah I’m all about cuddling on NYE! These cupcakes are super cute!
Happy New Year Zainab!!! 😀 😀
Your cupcakes are so pretty and festive! What a lovely way to ring in the New Year!!
Wishing you all the best – all the joy and happiness for 2015.
xo
Wow those look amazing! Should’ve made something like this for new year’s my self. So festive 🙂
I’m totally late, but Happy New Year!! These cupcakes are gorgeous, and while perfect for New Year’s Eve I would eat them anytime!
Hi! Instead of pink champagne, can I use pink moscato? Thanks!
yes 🙂