One of my favorite cakes of all time is the Coconut Wine Cake that I shared awhile ago on this blog. So this week, when I was sharing all of our wedding memories, I thought I would continue on with the wedding theme and the wine theme. One of the wines we served at our wedding was a Rosé. For some reason, we were left with a lot of bottles, it didn’t seem like we had too many fans of it. I don’t know why, it’s the perfect summer party wine. I mean, how could you not like a pink drink! So, I decided to come up with a recipe that everyone would love. This Rosé wine cupcake would be perfect to serve at a wedding on a dessert table, at a bridal shower, or even a baby shower (the alcohol is baked off in the oven).
The cake on these cupcakes are the perfect density, not too soft (like if you were to use a boxed cake mix) and not to dense. The Rosé wine adds a distinct flavor to these cupcakes that makes it so unique and perfect for any party. Adding the cream vanilla cream cheese frosting and pearl sprinkles are the perfect finishing touch.
Speaking of the frosting. This frosting is so easy to make and it will take you less than 10 minutes to whip up, you will never want to go back to a canned frosting. Why would you when you can get a creamy rich frosting made with natural ingredients so quickly. 
Make sure all your ingredients are brought to room temperature before you mix them. You want the butter to be soft so it will mix well.
Also, make sure your cupcakes are completely cooled before you frost them. You don’t want the frosting melting and dripping off!
The Rosé wine, while pink in the bottle, does not make the cupcake pink. If you want to make it pink, just add a touch of food coloring to give it the classic Rosé color.
Rosé Wine Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcake Mix
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups butter
- 6 egg whites
- 1 cup Rosé wine
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 1/4 tsp baking powder
Frosting
- 1/4 cup butter
- 6 oz cream cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tbls milk (enough for desired consistency)
Instructions
Cupcakes
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a cupcake pan with liners.
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Whisk together flour, salt and baking powder in a large mixing bowl.
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Beat butter and sugar in a bowl until combined.
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Add flour mixture to butter and sugar. Mix well.
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Add sour cream and Rosé wine and mix on medium speed just until smooth. Do not over mix.
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Fill cupcake liners a little more than half way.
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Bake 18-20 minutes.
Frosting
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Combine butter and cream cheese in mixer until well combined.
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Add vanilla.
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Slowly add powdered sugar until well Incorporated and fluffy.
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Top cupcakes with frosting.
These look absolutely delectable! As if drinking rose isn’t enough, now I can eat it! The best part? It only calls for one cup… can’t let the rest of the bottle go to waste. 🙂
Always the best part with cooking or baking with wine!
Omg! These are so cute, especially with the edible pearls for embellishment. I definitely need to make these for my best friend’s birthday. She’d definitely love, theses! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
xo, Chloe // http://funinthecloset.com/styling-silky-textures/
Hope you enjoy! Thanks!
Omg! These are so cute, especially with the edible pearls for embellishment. I definitely need to make these for my best friend’s birthday. She’d definitely love these! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
xo, Chloe // http://funinthecloset.com/styling-silky-textures/
Okay those sound delish! And they are very cute with the little pearls on top. My mouth is now officially watering! I will have to try these!
I think I’ve found the perfect cupcake for my nephew’s baby shower. They look so delicate and delicious! With a few cute baby embellishments, I’ll think they’ll be a hit.
These are the prettiest things ever. Love your baking recipes, Priya 🙂
Thanks Sarah! Really appreciate your kind comments!
After reading the recipe you have add the sour cream but it’s not in the list of ingredients. Did you mean egg whites?
In ingredients for frosting how much powdered sugar is needed?
Thanks