'Wine and Cheese' cupcake recipe =)

It was recently my friend Lindsay's birthday, so I made cupcakes to take in to work to celebrate. She loves wine, so I thought up this 'Wine and Cheese' cupcake recipe. I know it sounds kinda like 'how could that be good?' But trust me, its sinful. The only challenge I had while making them was not drinking all of the Champagne. Here is what it intales..

Pink Champagne Vanilla Cupcake with Cream Cheese and White Chocolate centers and Champagne Butter cream Frosting
It's ridiculous. They are so amazingly sweet (not to mention cute when you decorate them with little sugar 'bubbles' and clear sparkles to simulate the bubbles of the Champagne.

Here's the Recipe:

You will need:
For the Cupcakes:
* 1 box white cake mix
* 1 1/4 cups champagne (any kind will do, even the cheap stuff)
* 1/3 cup vegetable oil
* 3 egg whites
* 4 or 5 drops red food coloring
For the Filling:
* 6 oz cream cheese (softened)
* 1 egg
* 1/3 cup sugar
* 1 tsp Vanilla
* 1/4 cup White Chocolate Chips
For the Frosting:
* 1/2 cup butter or margarine (softened)
* 4 cups powdered sugar
* 1/4 cup Champagne
* 1 teaspoon vanilla (try to use clear vanilla extract to keep frosting white)

Directions:
* Pre-heat oven to 350
* Mix dry cake mix and champagne. Add oil, eggs, and food coloring. Use as many drops of food coloring to achieve 'pink' color.
* Beat with electric mixer for about 2 minutes on medium speed.
* Fill muffin cups (I find that using the silver cupcake liners are really cute for these cupcakes)
* Set aside and prepare filling

* In a seperate bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and 1 egg, until smooth. Fold in white chocolate chips.
* Place one heaping tablespoon of mixture ontop of each filled cupcake cup. The filling will sink into the cupcake while it is baking. (amazing)

* Bake cupcakes for 17-22 minutes until tops are light-golden color. Let cool.

* Prepare the champagne butter cream frosting.
* Beat 1/2 cup butter or margarine (I always use margarine, it tastes just as good)
* Add in 1 tsp. vanilla, and slowly add in 4 cups powdered sugar, and 1/4 cup champagne. (I add these little bits at a time, changing from champagne to powdered sugar and back again.)

Once the cupcakes are cooled, use Wilton 1M frosting tip and pipe out frosting onto cupcakes. Decorate with Wilton's edible pink pearls and clear decorator sugar crystals.

The final product is so cute, not only from the outside, but from the inside as well. The white frosting, pink cake, and white center is adorable after you take the first bite and see the inside.