Mimosa Cupcakes
These Mimosa Cupcakes are made with orange cake, delicious champagne, and an orange mimosa frosting!
Mother’s Day is coming! Have you planned something special for the mom(s) in your life? Around here we have so many wonderful mothers to celebrate. Melinda has two little ones, and my little sister is the mother of my adorable niece and nephews. Then, of course, we have our own mothers who have given us so much love and support throughout our lives. Melinda and I wanted to cook up something special for them and these delicious Mimosa Cupcakes were what we came up with.
I know I’ve mentioned before how much we love doing brunches. It means you don’t have to get up so early in the morning but you still get to eat breakfast :). The other good about brunches is mimosas. Orange juice and champagne, delicious and decadent! We took the flavors of a mimosa and put them into a delicate little cupcake. An amazing dessert for any brunch, and something any mother will love on Mother’s Day.
We used a boxed white cake mix but you can use your favorite cupcake recipe if you prefer. All it takes is a few simple additions. We added orange zest and orange juice to the cupcake mix, for a stronger orange flavor you can use orange extract rather than orange juice. The frosting is a simple buttercream with champagne and orange juice added to it. The flavors are subtle and fresh, and the best part is you can make mimosas with the leftover orange juice and champagne! Mothers everywhere are going to love it.
Mimosa Cupcakes
Ingredients
Orange Cupcake
- 1 box White Cake Mix and ingredients required
- 1 Tbsp Orange Juice you can substitute 1 tsp. orange extract for a stronger orange taste
- 1 Orange zested
Mimosa Frosting
- 2 lb. powdered sugar
- 1 c butter room temperature
- 3 Tbsp Orange Juice
- 3 Tbsp Champagne
Instructions
Orange Cupcake
- Mix cupcake ingredients as instructed on the box.
- Add orange juice (or extract) and orange zest.
- Bake according to box instructions.
Mimosa Frosting
- Cream butter in mixer.
- Add confectioner's sugar to the butter and start mixer.
- Add orange juice and champagne and mix until combined.
Nutrition
Have a very happy Mother’s Day!
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You do realize the frosting calls for two boxes of Confectioner’s Sugar, right? I tried making these last year and never could get the consistency of frosting.
Yes, please keep in mind this isn’t a super stiff peak type of frosting. Using a piping bag and star tip helps keep the consistency. If you are having trouble with it you can always modify as necessary, start with 1 lb of sugar and add as needed. Same goes with the wet ingredients add a bit less to begin with and work up from there. Creaming the butter is a very important step as well.