We love some cupcakes y’all. This recipe covers not only the cupcake but the frosting, too – Cheerwine-flavored heaven!
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 tablespoon red gel food coloring
- 1½ sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup Cheerwine, chilled
Frosting:
- 1½ cups sugar
- 2 egg whites
- ¾ cup Cheerwine
- ¼ teaspoon cherry flavoring (or 1 drop cherry candy flavoring)
- ¼ teaspoon almond flavoring
Instructions
For Cheerwine Cupcakes:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a muffin pan with paper liners. Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl. Add vanilla, vinegar, food coloring, and butter; beat well. Slowly stir in Cheerwine; beat well. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. Bake for 15-17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Finish cooling on wire racks.
For Cheerwine Frosting:
Combine sugar and egg whites in top of a double boiler; add Cheerwine and beat on low speed of electric mixer for 30 seconds or just until blended. Place over boiling water; beat constantly on high speed of electric mixer about 7 minutes or until stiff peaks form. Remove from heat. Add flavorings, and beat 2 additional minutes or until frosting is thick enough to spread.
Makes 12 – 14 cupcakes.
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What can be better than Cheerwine and cake!? Make these sweet cupcakes to impress your guest or enjoy yourself.
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Hand made and cherry delicious. Make sure you taste the cherry flavoring before you add it.
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