White Wine Cupcakes

As 2012 comes to a close and we welcome 2013, it is time to start deciding the plans for New Year's Eve!  Some may choose to stay at home, inside, with family where it is nice and safe; others may choose to go big and celebrate with a night out.  Whatever your plans are, one thing is certain: good food must be included.

Since this was the first year of my blog, I decided to go out with a bang!  Time to try something new, different, hip, and deliciously sweet.  I decided on White Wine Cupcakes, simply because who doesn't love things with alcohol in them? (Especially during this time of year).  New Years is the holiday known for that.  So, I put my big girl panties on and started the experimenting.

After finding how to make these cupcakes work, I discovered that White Wine Cupcakes have the most unique and delightful taste.  Using sweet wine is definitely the way to go.  I would love to try replacing the white wine with a sweet champagne or sweet red!

White Wine Cupcakes

adapted from Food Network- Classic White Cake Recipe

Makes 6 Cupcakes

6 Tablespoons of Butter

3/4 Cup of Sugar

1 Cup of Flour 

1 teaspoon of Baking Powder

1/8 teaspoon of salt

1/3 cup of Sweet White Wine (I prefer moscato)

3 large egg whites

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a muffin tin with paper liners.

With a mixer, cream the softened butter and sugar until fluffy.  In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt together.  Alternate the flour mixture and wine into the butter mixture, starting with the flour and ending with the flour.  Add the 3 egg whites until batter is all combined.  Pour into muffin tins.  Bake for 15-20 mins or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.  Cool completely

White Wine Buttercream

10 Tablespoons of Butter

1 1/4 Cup of Powdered Sugar

1 Tablespoon of Sweet White Wine

In a mixer, cream the softened butter until the butter is a very pale color.  Add powdered sugar until combined.  Blend in wine.