Wine Flour Cupcake Recipe
These delectable and colorful cupcakes are certainly likely to inspire smiles! Best of all, they are made with Wine Flour, a Finger Lakes-made product sustainably produced from the grape seeds and skins left over from wine production. Even better, Wine Flour is gluten-free and has healthy protein and fiber among other nutritious qualities. You can buy Finger Lakes Wine Flour online through Etsy and you can find it at Hector Wine Company's artisan market. Learn more by visiting fingerlakeswineflour.com.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 cups (156g) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup Chardonnay or Riesling Wine Flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 (85g) stick unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 whole egg room temperature
- 1 egg white room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (125ml) champagne
Frosting
- 1 cup champagne or sparkling wine
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat an oven to 350F. Line a standard 12-cup muffin pan with paper or foil liners.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, wine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together the sugar and butter on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce the speed to low, add the egg and egg white one at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in the vanilla.
- Add the flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with the champagne in 2 additions, beating until just combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed and be careful not to over beat.
- Divide the batter evenly among the prepared muffin cups, filling each about three-fourths full (you should get about 11-12 cupcakes).
- Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- While the cupcakes are baking; in a small saucepan, bring the champagne to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Reduce to medium and allow to simmer until it reduces down to about 1/4 cup (about 8-10 minutes). Reserve 2 tablespoons of the reduction for the frosting, and use the rest to brush on top of the warm cupcakes.
- I brushed each cupcake twice with the reduction and discarded the leftover. Let cupcakes cool completely before frosting.
- In large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter, powdered sugar, vanilla and 2 tablespoon of the champagne reduction until smooth. Frost as desired and sprinkle with sparking sugar.
