Happy Birthday Melinda!!!
September is a big month for birthdays, especially for me! My two favorite people in the world have their birthdays a mere two days apart, so I’ve been quite busy in the kitchen!
Today we’re celebrating the birthday of my sister, Melinda! Her birthday was yesterday, and tonight she’s hosting her “Second Annual Wine and Cheese Birthday Celebration.” Naturally, I had to make her a wine and cheese cupcake to go with the theme!
A Cupcake Vineyard!
A Red Wine and Chocolate Cupcake with Mascarpone Frosting has become my annual wine and cheese cupcake. I used a port wine for this batch, and it really enhances the chocolatey-ness of the cake. The mascarpone icing is wonderful too. It’s not too sweet, and is a nice compliment to the chocolate-port cake.
Chocolate-Port Cupcakes with Mascarpone Icing
The second cupcake I made is a Riesling cake, topped with a white chocolate, Riesling buttercream. The cake itself is nice and light, as it’s made with egg whites. The frosting is very smooth and creamy, with a unique sweetness from the white chocolate.
Riesling Cupcakes with White Chocolate-Riesling Buttercream
And, for the occasion I created a card so her guests would know what their dessert options were!
Posted on September 16, 2011, in Birthdays and tagged Chocolate Port Cake, Mascarpone Icing, Riesling Cake, White Chocolate Riesling Buttercream. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
The Cupcake Files 
These were fantastic!! And a real guest favorite! (evidenced by the fact that with 40 cupcakes in attendance, but a mere few stragglers were left behind when all was said and done 🙂 )
I think I speak for everyone when I say, Thanks for the tasty gift!!!