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    Home » Recipes » Dessert » Boozy Desserts » Easy Rosé Cupcakes Recipe Perfect for Any Party {with wine}

    Published: Jan 12, 2023 · Updated: Jan 12, 2023 by Sharon Garofalow | This post may contain affiliate links. See the privacy policy linked in my footer.

    Easy Rosé Cupcakes Recipe Perfect for Any Party {with wine}

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    Rose Cupcakes topped with pink frosting on a plate.
    Close up of a pink frosted cupcake infused with rosé wine on a table with text - Rose Cupcakes.

    This easy Rosé Cupcakes Recipe will let you rosé all day in the most delicious way. These fluffy vanilla cupcakes get a boozy upgrade when the batter made from boxed cake mix and homemade buttercream is spiked with rosé wine. These are one of my favorite Alcohol Infused Cupcakes to make for any party. And you'll love them too.

    Frosted rosé cupcakes on a marble table with pink and white sprinkles.
    Let's make this super easy Rosé Cupcakes recipe.

    Rosé Cupcakes

    This rosé cupcakes recipe starts with a boxed cake mix making it perfect for any beginning baker.

    Sherry Wine Cake is one of my favorite holiday dessert traditions so I'm no stranger to baking with alcohol. And this version uses everyone's favorite pink wine.

    Jump to:
    • Rosé Cupcakes
    • Why This Recipe Works
    • Ingredients
    • How to Make Rosé Cupcakes
    • Top Tips
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • More recipes with rosé
    • More easy cupcake recipes
    • Rosé Wine Cupcakes

    Why This Recipe Works

    Rosé is just as fun to eat as it is to sip! These pink wine cupcakes are perfect to serve for any type of girly event you are hosting.

    You know I like to keep my desserts super easy and these are no exception. Just a little wine is all you need to make a basic cupcake even more basic.

    Because it's basic to like rosé, get it?

    And they are super quick and easy thanks to boxed cake mix.

    You can easily transform a basic vanilla cupcake into something a little boozier with just a bit of wine! Cake Mix Desserts are truly my favorite to make because they don't take a lot of prep time and always come out with amazing flavor.

    A little rosé infused buttercream is the perfect way to finish them off. Serve these for your friend's birthday or make them for yourself.

    Ingredients

    Pink frosted cupcakes on a counter topped sprinkles.

    Scroll down to the end of the post for a printable recipe with all the measurements and instructions.

    For the Cupcakes

    • vanilla boxed cake mix
    • egg
    • butter
    • buttermilk
    • rosé wine

    For the Frosting

    This frosting recipe uses my Very Best Vanilla Buttercream recipe as the base. (Read that post to see why the vegetable shortening is optional but recommended).

    • butter
    • vegetable shortening (optional)
    • confectioners sugar (also known as powdered sugar)
    • heavy cream
    • salt
    • vanilla extract
    • rosé wine
    • pink food coloring

    You can skip the food coloring, but that is what gives these cupcakes and the frosting that pretty pink color.

    How to Make Rosé Cupcakes

    Before you do anything, you're going to want to put on my Rosé and Rap playlist to listen to while you're baking. You know, for the vibes.

    Rosé wine cupcakes on a plate with sprinkles.

    Make the cupcakes

    1. Preheat your oven.

    2. In a stand mixer, you will whip the butter and egg until fluffy, around 3 minutes.

    (You can also do this with a hand mixer in a batter bowl if you are too lazy (like me) to get your stand mixer out...)

    3. In 3 additions, add the cake mix, buttermilk and rosé, beginning and ending with the cake mix.

    4. Pour the batter into cupcake liners in a cupcake pan and bake for 16 minutes or until done.

    5. Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack.

    The cupcakes must be cooled completely before frosting or you'll end up with a mess!

    Overhead view of pink cupcakes with sprinkles.

    Make the Frosting

    1. Make your vanilla buttercream (see the full instructions over in that post) and infuse it with rosé wine and food coloring.

    The confectioner's sugar helps give it the sweet flavor I love but whips up perfectly fluffy.

    Decorate the cupcake with frosting and, of course, finish with sprinkles.

    Everything is better with sprinkles.

    Top Tips

    • Don't want to open a full bottle of rosé just to make these cupcakes? Pick up a pack of individual-sized bottles next time you are at the store. That way you will have enough for the recipe and not a ton leftover.
    • Don't want these to be boozy at all? Just leave it out! The recipe will still taste amazing. Or just leave it out of the buttercream. The vanilla buttercream recipe is seriously my FAVORITE!

    Frequently Asked Questions

    What type of rosé should I use?

    For baking, you can certainly get away with using a wine that you don’t love to drink. BUT. Since you don’t use very much, you might as well grab a bottle that you’ll really enjoy. You will have leftovers that you can sip on as these delicious cupcakes bake. Here are some good rosé wines that would work perfectly in these wine cupcakes.

    Can kids eat these spiked cupcakes?

    It’s up to you. The cupcakes have ½ cup of wine spread throughout the whole batter. They will get baked but because they only bake for 16 minutes, there is a chance that all the wine won’t be baked out. The frosting has ¼ cup of rosé spread throughout the approximately 3 cups of frosting which isn’t cooked. So use your best judgment.

    3 pink frosted cupcakes with sprinkles on a cake plate.

    From the pretty pink color and sprinkles to the hint of rosé wine you taste throughout, these cupcakes are smile-inducing.

    This Rosé Cupcake recipe is perfect for any type of girl's night, bridal shower or another celebratory occasion.

    Spike your dessert and make these yummy and super easy Rosé Wine Cupcakes!

    More recipes with rosé

    • This Rosé Lemonade cocktail is perfect to sip any time of year.
    • You can mix Coke and Rosé and you should! Would you try this??

    More easy cupcake recipes

    • Sangria Cupcakes are another fun way to incorporate wine into cupcakes.
    • These Patriotic Jello Poke Cupcakes are great for 4th of July but you can use this yummy technique all year long!
    • Red Wine Chocolate cupcakes are perfect for the chocolate lover in your life.
    • Strawberry Jello Cupcakes are full of flavors that your whole family will love!
    • If you love popcorn you need to try these Caramel Corn Cupcakes.
    • This tropical pineapple cupcakes with cake mix recipe is the perfect easy dessert idea for all your summer parties.
    • This Pina Colada Cupcakes recipe is quick, easy and full of flavor thanks to the coconut rum and cake mix.
    Close up of pink frosted cupcakes made with rosé wine topped with sprinkles on a plate.

    Rosé Wine Cupcakes

    These easy Rosé Wine Cupcakes start with boxed cake mix and spike it with rosé! The fluffy vanilla cupcakes get a flavor upgrade with everyone's favorite pink wine. And you'll love the Rosé Buttercream on top!
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 16 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 26 minutes minutes
    Servings: 12 cupcakes
    Calories: 571kcal
    Author: Sharon Garofalow

    Ingredients

    For the cupcakes

    • 15 ounce cake mix, vanilla
    • 1 egg
    • ½ cup butter
    • ½ cup buttermilk
    • ½ cup rosé wine

    For the frosting

    • 1 cup butter
    • ¼ cup vegetable shortening optional
    • 4 cups confectioners sugar also known as powdered sugar
    • ¼ cup heavy cream
    • ⅛ teaspoon salt
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ¼ cup rosé wine
    • 2 drops pink food coloring

    Instructions

    For the cupcakes

    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
    • Line a cupcake pan with cupcake liners and set aside.
    • In a bowl (stand mixer or batter bowl with hand mixer), whip up the butter and egg until fluffy (around 3 minutes).
    • In 3 additions add the cake mix, buttermilk and rosé (beginning and ending with the cake mix).
    • Divide the batter between the cupcake liners.
    • Bake for 16 minutes or until done.
    • Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack to cool completely.

    For the frosting

    • In a large bowl whip the butter, vegetable shortening and salt until light and fluffy, around 7 minutes.
    • Add half the confectioners sugar and whip until fluffy.
    • Add vanilla extract and half the heavy cream and mix until fluffy.
    • Repeat the process, alternating between sugar and cream and whip up for 3 more minutes until it’s light and airy.
    • Add the rosé wine and food coloring and mix well.
    • Decorate cupcakes with frosting and finish with sprinkles.

    Notes

    The shortening says optional. I like to use it to help keep the frosting stable. Which really means it makes it hold its shape and look prettier for longer.
    This recipe is based on my Basic Buttercream recipe. You can read that post here if you have questions!
    Don't want to open a full bottle of rosé just to make these cupcakes? Pick up a pack of individual-sized bottles next time you are at the store. That way you will have enough for the recipe and not a ton leftover.
    Don't want these to be boozy at all? Just leave it out! The recipe will still taste amazing. Or just leave it out of the buttercream. The vanilla buttercream recipe is seriously my FAVORITE!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1cupcake | Calories: 571kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 18g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 83mg | Sodium: 492mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 55g | Vitamin A: 818IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 103mg | Iron: 1mg
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    About Sharon Garofalow

    Sharon lives in Southern California with her adorable family. She loves to share ideas to make mom life easier and encourage busy gals to make time for themselves too! Sharon's "me" time often includes watching Hallmark Channel movies, sipping sauvignon blanc, trying not to eat Salt and Pepper potato chips, and planning girlfriend getaways.

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    1. Diane says

      April 13, 2023 at 12:05 pm

      A cake mix normally make 18 to 24 cupcakes ~ 2 to 3 eggs usually ~ do your recipe come out with a good texture / crumb?

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