Champagne Cupcakes made with Greek Yogurt – sparkling with naturally colored frosting and sprinkles for your New Year celebration!
MAKES: 12 CUPCAKES
Prep Time: 35 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients
CUPCAKES
1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup Greek yogurt, room temperature
½ cup Champagne
FROSTING
Color Kitchen Plain Frosting Mix
Color Kitchen Blue, Pink & Green Color Packets
Color Kitchen Nonpareils
OR Color Kitchen Frosting Mixes with Sprinkles (colors of your choosing)
½ cup butter, softened
1 ½ tbsp milk
1 tsp vanilla
DECORATION
12 small sparklers
Directions
CUPCAKES
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a cupcake tin with cupcake liners.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until combined.
In a separate large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat until combined. Add the sour cream and beat until incorporated.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat together until you have a thick batter. Add the champagne to the batter and beat on low speed until all ingredients are combined in a smooth batter.
Scoop the batter into the cupcake liners, filling each liner about ⅔ of the way. Bake for 20 minutes, and allow to cool before frosting.
FROSTING
In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat together the confectioner’s sugar from the frosting mix and the butter until combined. Add the vanilla and milk and continue to beat until you have a smooth frosting.
Divide the frosting between 4 bowls. In the first bowl, add ¼ or ½ teaspoon of pink color (Note:¼ teaspoon will give you a pastel color, ½ teaspoon will give you a more vibrant color). In the second bowl, add ¼ or ½ teaspoon of blue color. In the third bowl, add ¼ or ½ teaspoon of green color. In the third bowl, add ¼ teaspoon of pink color and ¼ of teaspoon of blue color (this will make purple). Stir the color into the frostings until you have an even color.
Pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes and top with nonpareil sprinkles.Top with small sparklers and light them at midnight for a fun New Year’s Eve celebration!