Peach Bellini Cupcakes

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 6 egg whites
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup champagne
• 1/4 cup peach schnapps
• 1 small peach, peeled and diced
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup champagne
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon peach schnapps
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 -3 drops red food coloring, if desired

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a medium sized bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• 3 in a large mixing bowl beat together butter and sugar for 3-5 minutes, until light and fluffy. add vanilla; then beat in egg whites one at a time.
• 4 stir together the champagne and schnapps in a spouted measuring cup.
• 5 to the butter mixture, gradually add in flour mixture and the champagne/schnapps mixture, in three alternating additions, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
• 6 gently stir in the diced peaches.
• 7 pour batter into cupcake liners, filling 2/3 full.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees f for 25-30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• 9 to make the frosting:.
• 10 beat together the butter and vanilla.
• 11 add powdered sugar in one cup increments, then add champagne, milk, peach schnapps and food coloring.
• 12 frost cupcakes once they have completely cooled. i also sprinkled with a little orange and yellow sugar, for decoration.
• 13 makes 2 dozen cupcakes.