Mimosa Cupcake (with Prosecco)
These mimosa cupcakes are made with prosecco, orange zest, and freshly squeezed juice, then topped with a creamy buttercream frosting infused with prosecco wine.
Servings: 18 cupcakes
Calories: 275kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour spooned & leveled
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large egg whites
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons orange zest
- 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1 cup Prosecco
Prosecco frosting
- ¼ cup Prosecco
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 4 cups confectioners sugar
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- garnish orange wedges and sprinkles
Instructions
Mimosa Cupcakes
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF and line two muffin tins with cupcake liners.
- In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment or in a large bowl, beat the softened butter until creamy.
- Beat in the granulated sugar until light in color and fluffy.
- Next, beat in the egg whites and the vanilla extract and mix in the orange zest and orange juice.
- In a separate bowl, combine the all-purpose flour together with the baking powder and the salt.
- Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the butter and sugar mixture alternating with the Prosecco.
- Combine until all ingredients are moistened and divide the cupcake batter equally between 18 liners.
- Bake one cupcake pan at a time for 18-21 minutes or until the center of a toothpick comes out dry.
- Allow the cupcakes to cool completely before frosting.
Prosecco frosting
- Beat the softened butter until creamy.
- Mix in the vanilla extract, orange juice, and orange zest.
- Slowly add the powdered sugar and the Prosecco until creamy and smooth.
- If needed, add a little powdered sugar at a time to make the frosting stiff for frosting.
- Frost the cupcakes with a piping bag fitted with a piping tip.
- Garnish with an orange wedge and sprinkles and serve.
Notes
Refrigerate if garnishing with orange wedges or save the garnish for serving.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 275kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 158mg | Potassium: 40mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 559IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg
