Description
Delicious grape-flavored cupcakes made with grape soda reduction for an intense natural grape taste.
Ingredients
- Grape soda (for reduction)
- All-purpose flour
- Sugar
- Eggs
- Butter
- Vanilla extract
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Optional: freeze-dried purple grape powder
Instructions
- Reduce grape soda for concentrated flavor
- Mix dry ingredients
- Cream butter and sugar
- Add eggs and vanilla
- Combine wet and dry ingredients
- Bake cupcakes
- Cool and frost
Notes
- Can use real grapes: add 2 tablespoons pureed grapes to enhance flavor
- For natural purple color, add 1-2 tablespoons freeze-dried purple grape powder
- Can be made as mini cupcakes: bake 10-12 minutes for approximately 36 minis
- Grape juice can substitute soda: add 2 tablespoons sugar to reduction
- Best made 1 day ahead, frost day-of for optimal freshness
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cupcake
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
Keywords: grape cupcakes, grape soda cupcakes, purple cupcakes, homemade cupcakes, fruit flavored cupcakes
