Pink Moscato Cupcakes
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Did you know that May 9th is National Moscato Day? I am especially excited about it as Moscato is one of my favorite spring and summer wines. It is so light and refreshing. It’s perfect for happy hour or as an after dinner drink with dessert!
I used a traditional Moscato for the base of my Pink Moscato Cupcakes. It’s a sweet white wine bursting with flavors of peach, honey, and citrus that tastes amazing in cupcake form.
Then I added the strawberry frosting. Not only is the frosting flavored with strawberry, it also has the subtle hints of red berries and orange blossoms from the Pink Moscato. The resulting cupcake is moist with a sweet strawberry frosting.
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
- 2 c. flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 2 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 stick butter
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 1/4 c. Gallo Family Vineyards Moscato
For the frosting:
- 3/4 c. butter
- 1/4 c.Gallo Family Vineyards Pink Moscato
- 1 Tablespoon strawberry syrup
- 4 c. powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place cupcake liners in 16 muffin cups. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix well and set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the egg, egg whites, and vanilla. Beat until fluffy. Add in the butter and sugar and beat until just combined.
- Add half the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix well. Stir in the Moscato, mixing until combined. Add in the remaining dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling almost to the top. Bake for 17-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool on a wire rack.
- Meanwhile, place the butter in a mixing bowl and beat on medium speed. Add in the Pink Moscato and strawberry syrup and beat for 1 minute. The mixture will not be smooth. Add in the powdered sugar one cup at a time until the frosting is the desired thickness.
- Pipe the strawberry Moscato frosting onto the cupcakes.
Notes
Now that I made the cupcakes for dessert I needed a special drink to celebrate National Moscato Day. Since the cupcakes were so rich, I wanted a drink that was tart and would complement the cupcakes. Looking at the Red Moscato, which is bursting with flavors of sweet citrus and peaches, I decided to expand upon the citrus side and make a citrus sangria.
The citrus sangria can be made with just about any citrus fruit that’s available. I went with navel oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and limes. I wanted to add a blood orange but my market didn’t have any.
After adding in the Red Moscato and fruit, I topped it off with sparkling water and Triple Sec. It was tart and slightly sweet and paired so well with the Moscato cupcakes. In fact, the combination was so good I invited my girlfriends over the next night for an impromptu happy hour with the pairing!
Citrus Moscato Sangria
PrintIngredients
- 1 grapefruit peeled and cut into segments
- 2 oranges peeled and cut into segments
- 1 lime cut into slices
- 1 lemon cut into slices
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ½ cup Triple Sec
- 2 cups chilled sparkling water I used lemon flavored
- 1 750 ml bottle chilled Gallo Family Vineyards Red Moscato wine
Instructions
- Place the fruit and honey in a large pitcher. Add in the Triple sec and sparkling water. Mix well.
- Pour the Red Moscato into the pitcher.
- Refrigerate for several hours or serve immediately over ice.
Notes
Heather, these are so beautiful! I love that you used two different types of moscato. I can envision these being perfect for a bridal shower.
Those cupcakes look so adorable and I just looove a good sangria, especially when it includes moscato!
ooooh a twofer! The sangria looks super refreshing, but I have to go for those cupcakes first!
Oh these are awesome, Heather! Wine and cupcakes- what a great match! The sangria looks pretty tasty, too
Thank you! They are great together or individually. The sangria is PERFECT for summer!
Oh I LOVE these! What great ways to put Moscato to use. I don’t know which I like more. The cupcakes are so pretty!
Look at you getting all fancy with both recipes! I’ll take one of each please because you need something to wash down those cupcakes.
Talk about a moscato trifecta!! You nailed all three wines perfectly!
My new fav is the Red!!! Yummy!!! I hope you left one of those cupcakes for me. Gorgeous!
A dessert paired with a Moscato cocktail? I wish I would have thought of that.
Moscato in the cake AND frosting! Double yum!
Your cupcakes look great but I’d really love to get my hand on a glass of your sangria! 🙂
The sangria is so easy and the citrus fruits just work so well with it!
A “twofer” for Moscato Day! 🙂 Love the pink cupcakes and that sangria looks so refreshing!
Thanks! I had fun making them and my friends enjoyed helping me eating them!
These are so cute!!! I love this!
Those cupcakes are absolutely adorable! I love the little pearls. And I happen to have some grapefruit right now that I really need to use, so that sangria is totally happening!
Thank you! I’m someone who can only eat a few segments of grapefruit so this was a great way to use the leftover!
These look so pretty! Love them!!
These are adorable. I love their pink frosting.
Your cupcakes are just adorable and so pretty! What a great combination and I bet it tastes incredible too! I can see these at a womans day brunch! Gorgeous!!
Thank you! The sangria is definitely going on the menu for our next book club brunch. I’ve made other sangrias in the past but I think this one is going to be perfect for summer.
Cupcakes and sangria — we should hang out — like a dream come true for me! The cupcakes are so pretty and sangria — it’s my favorite — so cheers to Moscato Day! Great recipes!
Oh my Heather! Such pretty cupcakes and a lovely beverage to go with them. It’s a celebration for sure!