We’re continuing Cranberry Week with these White Chocolate Cranberry Cupcakes and they’re the perfect mix of sweet and tart. Sugared cranberries finish them off and make them a great finish to any holiday or winter get-together!
I love cocktail parties, especially around the holiday season. We throw our annual holiday party on the first weekend in December each year and we always try to keep it simple with tasty apps, amazing sweets, and of course, some killer cocktails. We always try to do a fun theme too from Cocktail Dresses to Ugly Sweaters to Festive Flannel. I still haven’t decided on this year’s theme yet, and we’re less than a month out… any ideas? While you think on it, let’s talk about those cupcakes shall we?
Cranberries and White Chocolate just seemed like a natural pair. I knew the tartness of the cranberry would be a great dancing partner for the sweet white chocolate and together they’d make one hell of a holiday duo! I started with my very popular white chocolate cupcake recipe from my White Chocolate Raspberry Champagne Cupcakes, it’s super light and fluffy with just a hint of white chocolate. I then paired it with an adaptation of my cranberry creme frosting. But these beautiful cupcakes wouldn’t be complete without some Sparkling Cranberries to top them off!
Ingredients
Cupcakes:
- 1 Box Betty Crocker White Cake Mix
- 1- 3.4 oz. package White Chocolate Instant Pudding
- 4 Egg Whites
- 1 cup Sour Cream
- 3/4 cup Vegetable Oil
- ½ cup Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- ¼ tsp Sea Salt
Frosting:
- 2 cups Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1/3 cup Instant White Chocolate Pudding Mix dry
- 1/2 cup Confectioners’ Sugar
- 6 oz. Freeze Dried Cranberries I use Trader Joe’s
- Sparkling Cranberries
Instructions
Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Line cupcake pan with liners.
- Beat all ingredients together until smooth.
- Fill liners about ? full of batter.
- Turn oven down to 350 F.
- Bake cupcakes for 18 – 20 minutes.
- Test with a toothpick to check that they are done, transfer cupcakes to a cooling rack.
Frosting:
- Combine heavy cream, pudding mix, and confectioners’ sugar in a stand mixer or large bowl and whip until frosting starts to thicken.
- Add freeze dried cranberries to a food processor and blend until you have a fine dust.
- Add cranberry dust into the frosting and beat for another 30 seconds or so until stiff peaks form.
- Use a bag or decorator tool to pipe frosting on cooled cupcakes.
- Serve same day for best results.
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Comments & Reviews
Jamie @ Love Bakes Good Cakes says
Gorgeous pic, Rebecca – I wish I could reach in and grab one!
Christine says
That picture of the cupcake sitting on top of the frozen cranberries is just breathtaking. I literally almost held my breath a few seconds!
Debi @ Life Currents says
Everything about these is beautiful! I love the cupcakes, but even more impressive are those sugared cranberries! So awesome!
Sandra @ A Dash of Sanity says
Wow! These are just absolutely gorgeous!
Michelle @ A Dish of Daily Life says
Your cupcakes are gorgeous!! They almost look too good to eat…although I would have no problem eating them! I would be honored if you would share them with us at Foodie Fridays this week…our party goes live at 9 pm EST on Thursday night. Regardless though, I am pinning and stumbling and sharing these beauties on my Facebook page!
Deanna says
Oh my goodness these cupcakes look heavenly! I can not wait to make these for the holidays. Thanks you so much for the recipe.
Britni says
This looks so heavenly! I’m pretty sure my son would love this.
Jen @ Simple Nails and Beauty says
Wow, these look so good! And your photography is amazing!
Stephanie Pass says
These are just gorgeous! And they go perfectly with your sparkling cranberries. I am dying to try these now.
Jamie H says
These are absolutely beautiful cupcakes! They almost look too good to eat (almost)! Pinning.
Emily @ Love, Pasta and a Tool Belt says
These look so delicious! Your cupcakes are always so beautiful!!!
Nicky @ Little Family Adventure says
These look really good. I like anything with cranberries
Melanie says
I like anything white chocolate or cranberry. Yum!
Thalia @ butter and brioche says
Oh god these cupcakes look delicious. Loving the combination of white chocolate and cranberries.. definitely perfect for the upcoming Christmas period!
fickrj5@gmail.com says
Thanks, Thalia! I though the flavors would be a fun way to lighten it up, we see so much gingerbread and peppermint this time of year! Not that there’s anything wrong with that!
Evelyn @ My Turn for us says
I always know I can find something out of this world tempting over here!! These are totally awesome!!
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fickrj5@gmail.com says
Haha… thanks so much, Evelyn!
Britney says
I haven’t done too much with cranberries before but I definitely should now because these look amazing!
fickrj5@gmail.com says
I love cranberries, though I definitely don’t use them as much as I’d like, that’s why I decided to devote a whole week to them here on the blog!
Margaret says
These cupcakes look incredible. You pictures are gorgeous!
fickrj5@gmail.com says
Thank you so much, Margaret!
Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says
Such a great cranberry recipe! Love your gorgeous photos too!
fickrj5@gmail.com says
Thanks so much, Sheena!
Katie Pierce says
These look beautiful and so good. Your pictures are great!
fickrj5@gmail.com says
Thanks so much for stopping by, Katie, and for the sweet comment!
Kim @ 2justByou says
Your photos are amazing. These cupcakes look SO incredibly yummy!
fickrj5@gmail.com says
Thanks so much, Kim! It’s taken a lot of time and practice, but I’m finally hitting my photography stride.