cupcakes are back! this january i wanted to make something wintry, fuzzy, and light.. so i asked my facebook friends from some idea, and m.lo took my "fuzzy" as "fizzy" and suggested champagne! ooo what brilliant idea :) i thought it would be super fun to extend the holidays and celebrations with this suggested ingredient, so i went with it.
the cupcakes actually weren't as fluffy/light as i wanted it to be. i think it's because i was missing 1 out of the 6 eggs called in the recipe and was too lazy to go out in the cold :( oh, and i didn't actually use champagne but sparkling riesling - hello, dr. L! every cornellian should know this wine
for the frosting i tried to cheat and make meringue frosting using this powder from williams sonoma, which i thought was fool-proof, but the mixture turned out kinda heavy, so instead of putting the mixture onto the cupcakes, i put it straight onto a baking sheet, and the result was actually similar to french macaroons! whee!
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after all, i am a sucker for these:
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what can be done with what i already have in my kitchen, i resorted to the classic buttercream mixed with some strawberry preserves.
*not* the prettiest cupcakes i make so it's a bit disappointing, but b helped decorate and his [on the right] turned out beautiful! :) oh yea, on top is the meringue piece - i made good use out of a mistake hehe...
finished product:
enjoy!
<3,
angelina
