Pink Champagne Cupcakes

Just in time for Valentine's Day!!

I think it's somewhat apparent that I LOVE cupcakes and one of my favorites is Pink Champagne.

 

I'm somewhat lazy so I found a recipe to alter a white cake mix and make it into Pink Champagne.

PINK CHAMPAGNE CUPCAKES

1 box white cake mix

3 egg whites

1 1/4 cup pink champagne

1/3 cup oil

3 or 4 drops red food coloring

Mix together and bake according to the directions on the box.

Before I mixed up the frosting, I took chocolate candy melts, melted them, and put them in an icing bag.  I then piped them into heart shapes and managed to write "love".  One thing I learned was, you need to let the chocolate cool for a bit before you start piping.  Otherwise it will "pour" out the bag and won't make pretty designs.

I frosted them with my favorite Salted Buttercream frosting and added the chocolate hearts.

Super easy!!  I think the hardest part is not eating them all at once.

Happy Valentine's Day!  

Added April 18, 2012:

 My Daughter volunteered my services for one of her friends Birthdays.  She wanted apple green frosting,  I just added Americolor's Electric Green to my Salted Buttercream recipe, sprinkled on some little pink pearls.  Super pretty and springy!

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Junk In Their Trunk

 

 Renée