There's something oddly satisfying in combining the things you love. I'd already been doing it in my fandom cupcakes and now I wanted to access my more grown-up side and put my favorite alcoholic beverages in cupcake form. I decided to start with a chocolate and red wine cupcake.
I decided to go with Cupcake Vineyards Red Velvet red wine. Besides the obvious, this wine has an unmistakable note of chocolate and a fruity twang that makes it ideal for the chocolate based cupcakes.
AND SO, AFTER SIFTING, MIXING AND A WHOLE LOT OF OUT OF TUNE SINGING, THE CUPCAKES WERE FINALLY IN THE OVEN AND IT WAS TIME TO START THE FROSTING. NOW THIS IS WHERE THINGS GOT A BIT MESSY BECAUSE NOT ONLY DID I GO A BIT OVERBOARD TASTE-TESTING THE VERY ALCOHLIC BATTER, BUT I HAD TO DO A LOT OF GUESSWORK WITH MY FROSTING. AFTER TRIAL AND ERROE, I DECIDED TO MAKE A WINE REDUCTION TO DRIZZLE ON THE CAKES AND ADD THE REST TO A BUTTERCREAM. AND OMG WAS IT WORTH IT. THESE CUPCAKES TURNED OUT ABSOLUTELY AMAZING (THE WORD DIVINE JUST SOUNDS SO DAMN CORNY)