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I think it’s time to invest in some cupcake decorating classes. Making this Strawberry Mimosa Cupcakes recipe was a labor of love, with an emphasis on labor. I wanted to pipe the frosting onto the cupcakes and make them look all professional-like. (Yes, professional-like!) So I stuffed a pastry bag full of frosting and started piping and this is the result. After I finished taking pictures, I decided I wasn’t happy with how the cupcakes looked so I carefully scraped the frosting off of each cupcake with a spatula, put it back into the pastry bag, and piped again. And then I scraped it off and piped again. By the fourth time around, the frosting started getting a little funky from being piped and repiped. And aside from that, each subsequent frosting attempt ended up slightly more lopsided and wonky than the last. Whoever said “practice makes perfect” is a big lying liar!

(And I know what you’re thinking: “They don’t look that bad!” Well, notice how there’s only one cupcake in focus in each picture? There’s a reason for that.)

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Luckily, the taste of these cupcakes made up for the slight wonkiness of the frosting. I’ve wanted to make mimosa cupcakes for a while–while I rarely drink, I always order a mimosa when we go out for a late weekend breakfast or brunch, so mimosa cupcakes seemed like a good way to combine two of my favorite things. And the day I had planned on making them, I picked up some strawberries from the farmers market, so suddenly the mimosa cupcakes became strawberry mimosa cupcakes. And really, the only thing better than a mimosa is a strawberry mimosa, right?

These cupcakes have a slight tartness from the strawberries, the citrusy taste of orange, and yes, a little hint of champagne. You won’t get drunk from these cupcakes, but you will get a sugar high.

Strawberry Mimosa Cupcakes

Prep Time: 1 hour

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes

Yield: 12

Serving Size: 1 cupcake

Strawberry Mimosa Cupcakes

Strawberry mimosas in cupcake form! Adapted from Sprinkle Bakes' Sparkling Champagne Cupcakes and Smedette's Strawberry Sauce.

Ingredients

    Cupcakes:
  • 1/2 c. butter, softened
  • 1 c. granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 c. sour cream
  • 1/2 c. champagne or ginger ale
  • zest from 1 small orange
  • Strawberry Filling:
  • 1 c. strawberries
  • 1/4 c. champagne or ginger ale
  • 1/4 c. sugar
  • Frosting:
  • 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 1 lb. powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp. orange zest
  • 2 tbsp. strawberry filling

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place 12 cupcake wrappers in cupcake tin.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar using a hand mixer. (You can use a stand mixer for this part too if you have one.) Add eggs and vanilla, beating well.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In a third bowl, whisk together champagne and sour cream. Gradually beat flour and champagne mixtures into butter mixture.
  4. Divide batter evenly among cupcake wrappers and bake for 17-20 minutes. Cool completely.
  5. To make the strawberry filling, combine strawberries and champagne in a small non-reactive saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil.
  6. Once filling comes to a boil, use a wooden spoon to mash strawberries. Add sugar and continue to cook on medium heat for 10 minutes, or until sauce has thickened. Cool to room temperature.
  7. When cupcakes and filling have cooled, you can begin to fill the cupcakes. Use a paring knife to cut a divot into the center of each cupcake. Put about a tablespoon of filling into the hole you've made, then replace divot. (If you've never done this before, read this tutorial.) Reserve 2 tablespoons of filling for frosting.
  8. To make the frosting, combine cream cheese and butter in a large bowl using a hand or stand mixer at low speed. (If using a stand mixer, use the paddle attachment.) Once mixture is well-combined and fluffy, gradually add powdered sugar with mixer on low. When powdered sugar is fully incorporated, beat in orange zest and strawberry filling.
  9. Pipe frosting onto cupcakes. Garnish with a small orange slices (as shown) or strawberries, if desired.

Notes

The frosting has just enough strawberry in it to give it a pink tint and a light strawberry flavor without adding food coloring or artificial flavor. If you plan on frosting your cupcakes with a spatula instead of piping it, you can add more strawberry sauce for a darker color and more intense flavor--the first time I tested this recipe, I added too much sauce to the frosting and it didn't pipe well, so I speak from experience.

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Comments

  1. Aww, I think they’re cute. Probably because they look like mine when I frost cupcakes! :-)

    When I have some time I’m going to scour Youtube for frosting tutorials. Mine actually look a little more like um, ‘dog gifts.’ So I’d say you’re doing pretty good!

    • The sad thing is that I have watched those tutorials–ha! I would love to do all those flourishes and rosettes and swirls, but when I try doing them myself, it always looks like a shaky-handed 5 year old did it. ;( I guess I should just make cupcakes every week until I get it right!

  2. You’re way too hard on yourself. I think they’re absolutely darling!

  3. Wow. Mine would probably look like ginormous slippery blobs! Cake decorating is not my forte, but yours look so cute and yummy!

  4. These would be perfect for breakfast!!

  5. They look beautiful!! And extremely delicious [:I love this recipe, bookmarking it!

  6. They do look great. Mine end up looking like a 4 year old decorated them.

  7. I just love it when you turn a delicious drink into food, definetly bookmarking them, they look gorgeous!

  8. I’ve totally been there with the over-obsession of the frosting! I’ve totally scraped it off and re-pipped it too! And these look so perfect for a bridal shower.

    • I don’t know how some people make the whole frosting thing look so easy! I read and watch all the tutorials and I still can’t manage it!

  9. They look beautiful and sound amazing! These would be great for Mother’s Day!

  10. These look delish!

  11. These are beautiful! So pretty! I’ve definitely scraped off icing, so I could re-do my piping too. I’m glad i’m not the only one! I am looking forward to trying this recipe – maybe for my sister’s wedding shower this upcoming weekend!

  12. It’s not that I think they don’t look that bad — I think they look good!! They’re little cupcakes with pretty pink frosting, and you can see from the little specks that real fruit was used to make the frosting. The polka dot cups are adorable, and the little orange slices are a nice finishing touch. Plus strawberry mimosa sounds fantastic. We’re each our own worst critics, right? :)

    • I started feeling better about them, then another blogger posted a cupcake recipe today and looking at hers, I wanted to crawl in a hole! But on the bright side, they were delicious! :D

  13. Oh. My. God. These look and sound fabulous. Everything is better with booze. These are the perfect breakfast cupcake! Are you using a tip with your piping bag? I use a Wilton 1M tip to make it look all professional-like.

    • I’m not sure which tip I was using, but it was one with just a round hole at the end. Because I have NO CLUE how to use the fancy ones. I really need to learn these things!

  14. you’re a perfectionist! I’m the same way!!! :D The focused one looks AWESOME! Although i can’t see the other ones but they look good and make me want to chomp off my laptop!

    • The focused one was definitely the best looking one. The other ones were SUPER wonky! I kind of felt like I was cheating by having them out of focus, ha!

  15. I would have gotten so frustrated if I had to redo the frosting four times! They look lovely though! I like the occasional mimosa for brunch too, especially when they are more creative like a strawberry or peach mimosa. They are great for celebrations, so these cupcakes would be perfect for a birthday or bridal shower!

  16. I just pinned your basil syrup and have to pin this too! You crack me up w/ refrosting 4 times – that is dedication :)

  17. They’re super cute! I can’t pipe frosting to save my life! Maybe you could take a cake decorating course at your local high school through the adult Ed program?

    Either way, if you’re going to be making cupcakes every week I would be happy to take some off your hands.

    • I will mail ALL my wonky cupcakes your way! ;) It’s funny, right after I made these, there was a Groupon for cupcake decorating classes in my town. But I looked it up and they were doing waaaaay advanced things and I just need to learn how to pipe!

  18. I don’t think I’ve ever had a strawberry mimosa!!! Maybe this will be the way I can try them. :)

    I want to take a cupcake decorating class, too. I took a cake decoratig class but they really are quite different! (At least it seems that way…) The forsting gets harder to work with over time from the warmth of your hands. I’ve tried to cool it in the fridge a bit but it really isn’t the same after that.

    • Yeah, the first time I tested the recipe, I put too much strawberry in the frosting so I tried putting it in the fridge, but it still was too soft to pipe. So annoying!

  19. Wow these look good and sound yummy! Love the photos.

  20. I bet they are wonderful! I”m pinning the recipe!

  21. Invite me over anytime to taste test :) These look amazing!

    • And going back to your review of that cupcake cookbook, this is how I color my frosting without using food coloring. :D This one is a pale pink, but I made a raspberry cream cheese frosting a few months ago with bright pink frosting.

  22. These cupcakes look great, way better than mine when I frost! I’ve been working on my technique, but….it still needs work! These cupcakes have jumped to the top of the list for what to make for Mother’s Day!

    • Well, the ones that turned out really awful are out of focus. ;) Trust me, they were pretty shameful. Guess I will just keep trying!

  23. The trials of food styling! You are getting me jealous between having 80 to 90 degree weather and already having strawberries at the farmer’s market! It’s gray and 47 degrees here right now– I know, what can I expect in the Northwest– and strawberries are at least a month away. BTW, I had no trouble remembering your new blog name– I’m glad you changed.

    • I think we got strawberries a little bit earlier than usual this year because of the mild weather. I have some growing in my garden too, but they’re yellow strawberries and I haven’t quite figured out when to pick them–they’re all either mushy or tart when I eat them!

      I’m really glad I changed the name of my blog too. I just wish I had done it months ago!

  24. I love this flavor combo! I took some cupcake decorating classes through our local “continuing education” at the high school last year. Also, if you’re into video tutorials, Jamie over at My Baking Addiction has a great video on her Snickers Cupcake post about frosting cupcakes.

    • I’ve watched a few video tutorials and somehow my cupcakes still turn out like this. ;) But I’ve been keeping an eye out for a class!

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