Red Wine Chocolate Cupcakes

What's better than wine and chocolate? Well, wine-infused chocolate cupcakes!

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These delicious red wine chocolate cupcakes have a light wine flavor that goes well with the rich red wine buttercream frosting.

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INGREDIENTS IN RED WINE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

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HOW TO MAKE RED WINE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

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Combine the cupcake ingredients and bake 16-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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Once cooled, use a wooden skewer to poke a few holes in the top of each cupcake and drizzle some of the wine reduction into the holes and let the cupcake soak it up.

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Make the buttercream frosting. Frost the cupcakes and enjoy!

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Red Wine Chocolate Cupcakes

What's better than wine and chocolate? Well, wine-infused chocolate cupcakes!

These delicious red wine chocolate cupcakes have a light wine flavor that goes well with the rich red wine buttercream frosting.

INGREDIENTS IN RED WINE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

– Red Wine – Sugar – All-purpose flour – Cocoa powder – Salt – Baking soda – Cultured buttermilk powder – Confectioner's sugar

HOW TO MAKE RED WINE CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Boil red wine and sugar until reduced by half in a small saucepan.

Combine the cupcake ingredients and bake 16-20 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

HOW TO MAKE RED WINE CUPCAKES

Once cooled, use a wooden skewer to poke a few holes in the top of each cupcake and drizzle some of the wine reduction into the holes and let the cupcake soak it up.

HOW TO MAKE RED WINE CUPCAKES

Make the buttercream frosting. Frost the cupcakes and enjoy!

HOW TO MAKE RED WINE CUPCAKES

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