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Manischewitz Red Wine Cupcakes

Published by Amy Becker on May 13, 2014
Red Wine Cupcakes
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Giveaway is now over.

What do you do with leftover wine (leftover what??!!) Put it in a cupcake! I can’t think of a better happy hour treat that a Manischewitz Red Wine Cupcake. Plus, scroll down to win some awesome prizes!

Red Wine Cupcakes

As I’m writing this, I’m thinking these cupcakes would be perfect for Mother’s Day. Damn! There I go, a day late and a dollar short. Plus I’m all out of wine. Or something like that. I mean chocolate and wine. It would have been epic! But, then it dawned on me. Why do you need a special day to make someone cupcakes? I talk about my Mom and Bubbe a lot on this blog, but sadly I don’t get to see them as much as I like because they live in cold Connecticut. And I like it hot in Texas. That doesn’t mean that they don’t call me to warn me when it’s snowing in Oklahoma and to make sure I eat breakfast. We talk pretty much all day daily, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Red Wine Cupcakes

When I was deciding what to make this week, I noticed my leftover Manischewitz from Passover. That ish was going nowhere, fast. What to do with it? (Well besides, sangria, ice cream, short ribs, and Jell-O shots of course.) Then it hit me. Red wine and chocolate go together like, peanut butter and jelly. Or more likely champagne and an eye dropper’s worth of orange juice. Oh so well! I used my new Hamilton Beach stand and hand mixers to make it happen. Want to win your own?

You can! Scroll down to enter if you want to skip my rambling. I mean recipe.

Red Wine Cupcakes

First up, let’s make the cupcakes. Preheat the over to 350 degrees F and line a muffin tin with cupcake lines.

In your stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Then add in the eggs and almond extract and mix. Then add in the wine! Last, add in flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Mix by hand to combine.

Red Wine Cupcakes

Divide the batter amongst the cupcake tins. Don’t make a mess like me! Bake for 18-20 minutes and let cool for 5 minutes before finishing cooling on a wire rack. While the cupcakes are cooling, make some frosting!

Red Wine Cupcakes

I used my hand mixer for this part. It’s way easier than messing up the whole mixer deal. Mix the butter until it’s light and fluffy.

Red Wine Cupcakes

Then add in the powdered sugar and carefully stir. Add in the wine until your frosting is the desired consistency. Don’t make a mess. Do lick the beaters!

Red Wine Cupcakes
Frost your cooled cupcakes and eat. Preferably with another glass of wine.

Red Wine Cupcakes

Note to self. Eat all cupcakes before they melt in the Texas heat. Sigh. Maybe Bubbe had it right all along!

Red Wine Cupcakes

And now, for the giveaway! Whoop! One winner will win a Hamilton Beach 6 Speed Stand Mixer and one will win a Six Speed Hand Mixer! The hand mixer has SoftScrape technology so you don’t have to stop to scrape the sides while mixing (that’s the worst, right??) and the stand mixer has a super powerful 300 watt motor. Certainly powerful enough to make some challah!

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Red Wine Cupcakes

Manischewitz Red Wine Cupcakes {Big Giveaway!} #Hamiltonbeach

Amy Kritzer
What do you do with extra red wine? Manischewitz Red Wine Cupcakes of course!
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 35 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Jewish
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • For the cupcakes:
  • 1 stick 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 3/4 cup Manischewitz or sweet red wine
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • For the frosting:
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
  • 4 cups confectioner’s powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Manischewitz or sweet red wine

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the over to 350 degrees F and line a muffin tin with cupcake lines.
  • In your stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. Then add in the eggs and almond extract and mix. Then add in the wine!
  • Last, add in flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Mix by hand to combine.
  • Divide the batter amongst the cupcake tins. Don’t make a mess like me! Bake for 18-20 minutes and let cool for 5 minutes before finishing cooling on a wire rack. While the cupcakes are cooling, make some frosting!
  • I used my hand mixer for this part. It’s way easier than messing up the whole mixer deal. Mix the butter until it’s light and fluffy.
  • Then add in the powdered sugar and carefully stir. Add in the wine until your frosting is the desired consistency. Don’t make a mess. Do lick the beaters!
  • Frost your cooled cupcakes and eat. Preferably with another glass of wine.
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Two winners will be chosen once the giveaway ends and they will have 48 hours to respond to the email sent to them or another winner will be chosen. Winners must be 18 years or older and live in the USA. This giveaway is sponsored by Hamilton Beach but all opinions are my own. Thanks for the support and good luck!

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54 Comments

  1. Rebecca says:
    May 13, 2014 at 9:42 AM

    I’m not sure I understand the blog prompt, but these look delicious, and like an excellent use for leftover wine from passover!

    Reply
  2. Becky H says:
    May 13, 2014 at 9:49 AM

    These cupcakes look great! I don’t have a stand mixer, so this is an awesome giveaway 🙂

    Reply
  3. stacey says:
    May 13, 2014 at 10:25 AM

    these sound amazing!

    Reply
  4. Rusty H says:
    May 13, 2014 at 11:02 AM

    I like the image showing all the ingredients.

    Reply
  5. bethelderton says:
    May 13, 2014 at 11:03 AM

    I don’t see any decal images, but these cupcakes look wonderful! This is an absolutely fabulous giveaway!
    Mary Beth Elderton

    Reply
  6. sharon cropper says:
    May 13, 2014 at 11:05 AM

    I’m going with your decal image the unicorn is awesome and I don’t have a hand mixer-so I have to lug out my red Cuisinart Stand mixer (which i love).

    Reply
  7. Jessy says:
    May 13, 2014 at 11:06 AM

    Not sure what the decal image question means, but you had me at wine and cupcakes!

    Reply
  8. Leslie says:
    May 13, 2014 at 11:07 AM

    I can’t find any decals to comment on, but I hope I can participate in this generous giveaway.

    Reply
  9. Michelle M says:
    May 13, 2014 at 11:10 AM

    Love it! I have never thought of using leftover wine for cupcakes. All the more reason to crack open a bottle 🙂

    Reply
  10. Jenny Scheldberg says:
    May 13, 2014 at 11:11 AM

    I checked your Etsy site and am not seeing the decals. What a generous giveaway 🙂

    Reply
  11. Anne says:
    May 13, 2014 at 11:14 AM

    What a wonderful giveaway. The photos are enticing and the cupcakes look delectable.

    Reply
  12. Tammy says:
    May 13, 2014 at 11:21 AM

    I don’t know where there is a decal here, but I do like your website and the terrific giveaway.

    Reply
  13. Maureen says:
    May 13, 2014 at 11:22 AM

    I’m not sure what the decal was supposed to be, but the cupcakes look like something I must try and ones to even open a new bottle of red wine for :)!

    Reply
  14. Linda Landes says:
    May 13, 2014 at 11:26 AM

    All the pics look good

    Reply
  15. jacquie says:
    May 13, 2014 at 11:38 AM

    what decal?
    i’m not sure i know the meaning of “leftover wine” ….

    Reply
  16. AntieMoe says:
    May 13, 2014 at 11:43 AM

    Other than at Passover (Manischewitz) I never have “left over” wine. Completely new concept to me! 😉 But seriosuly, I can’t wait to try making a gluten free version of these cupcakes.

    Reply
  17. dkny says:
    May 13, 2014 at 11:49 AM

    I use lots of dry (maybe not the manishewitz type) when braising lamb shanks or osso bucco. I have been using a Hamilton Beach hand mixer for over 30 years on a consistent basis. Its great.

    Reply
  18. Natalie Vandenberghe says:
    May 13, 2014 at 12:00 PM

    I’ve never had any wine leftover! LOL – I’ll keep your recipe in mind, tho, in case it happens in the future 😉

    Reply
  19. caroleanne says:
    May 13, 2014 at 12:06 PM

    Have wine and cheese for lunh the next day

    Reply
  20. Lisa Brown says:
    May 13, 2014 at 12:35 PM

    I use it in red sauces

    Reply
  21. Carla S says:
    May 13, 2014 at 1:37 PM

    I use it for a chicken marinade.

    Reply
  22. Melissa Madani says:
    May 13, 2014 at 2:03 PM

    I usually have too many friends and not enough wine to serve. Although, the recipe for Manischewitz Red Wine Cupcakes looks divine. Can’t wait to try them.

    Reply
  23. AnnaZed says:
    May 13, 2014 at 2:07 PM

    Most left-over wine goes in the chicken pot (almost regardless of the recipe – ha!), but a sweet wine like the Manischewitz I would have been stumped until now!
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    {in the contest I am Margot Core on the Rafflecopter}

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  24. rachael s. says:
    May 13, 2014 at 2:15 PM

    I was just wondering what we were going to do with the left over wine! 😉

    Reply
  25. Jo says:
    May 13, 2014 at 3:49 PM

    AWESOME giveaway idea. I like your mention of “leftover” wine… LOL You mean I wasn’t supposed to polish off the bottle right away?

    Reply
  26. T.R. says:
    May 13, 2014 at 4:01 PM

    Those cupcakes look delicious. I’m not a wine drinker … okay I know BUT that means when people bring wine for house warming I now know what to do with it. :O)

    Reply
  27. PaulaMS says:
    May 13, 2014 at 4:11 PM

    Not sure what leftover wine is 🙂 But those cupcakes sound awesome!

    Reply
  28. roxie p (@monacpete) says:
    May 13, 2014 at 4:13 PM

    I have never had left over wine

    Reply
  29. Elizabeth G. says:
    May 13, 2014 at 6:03 PM

    I never have leftover wine! If I did, I would try this recipe!

    Reply
  30. Pam Gurganus says:
    May 13, 2014 at 6:30 PM

    What’s my favorite way to use leftover wine? What’s that? I NEVER have leftover wine! 🙂

    Reply
  31. Lisa says:
    May 13, 2014 at 6:48 PM

    I like to DRINk leftover wine – a haha

    Reply
  32. blessnel says:
    May 13, 2014 at 9:35 PM

    I use it to soak dry fruits for christmas desserts recipes!

    Reply
  33. Monica Kirkham says:
    May 13, 2014 at 10:13 PM

    Leftover wine? With the exception of an occasional accidental spill, I don’t know that I ever have any leftover wine! 😉

    Reply
  34. kathryn says:
    May 13, 2014 at 11:17 PM

    that’s awesome waste not want not! yummy

    Reply
  35. Linda I says:
    May 14, 2014 at 1:46 AM

    IF there was any leftover wine, I’d cook it down into a syrup (wouldn’t take long with all that sugar!) and drizzle it over chocolate ice cream. Oy!

    Reply
  36. Becky Zoole says:
    May 14, 2014 at 11:26 AM

    I like sauteing with leftover dry wine. Leftover sweet wine gets turned into sangria.

    Reply
  37. Rose says:
    May 14, 2014 at 11:55 AM

    What is this ‘leftover’ wine you speak of?? haha! Seriously though, can you substitute almond extract with vanilla extract?? I know people who’d like these, but they have nut allergies…one specifically to anything almond.

    Reply
    • Amy Kritzer says:
      May 14, 2014 at 6:21 PM

      Definitely!

      Reply
  38. Diane says:
    May 14, 2014 at 2:15 PM

    If I ever have leftover wine, I will give this a try. Wonder if it would work with potato starch sponge cake?

    Reply
    • Amy Kritzer says:
      May 14, 2014 at 6:21 PM

      Ooh worth a try!

      Reply
  39. Colleen Boudreau (collifornia) says:
    May 14, 2014 at 3:06 PM

    Drink it!

    Reply
  40. chaya says:
    May 15, 2014 at 6:21 PM

    I use my leftover wine to make a chocolate cake or beef bourginon.

    Reply
  41. Omega says:
    May 16, 2014 at 2:16 PM

    Making these cupcakes of course!

    Reply
  42. Heidi Embrey says:
    May 17, 2014 at 10:02 AM

    It depends what kind of wine but drink it is my first response. Or use in a recipe like chicken cacciatore

    Reply
  43. sunny says:
    May 17, 2014 at 11:02 PM

    These cupcakes look gorgeous and wonderful! They look really nice! I’m one of the children who love cooking and baking, I need a great stand mixer to help make my dessert taste good!! This is amazing giveaway!!! 🙂

    Reply
  44. Birdiebee says:
    May 18, 2014 at 2:42 AM

    I use left over wine in chicken or seafood recipes (depending on the type) as well as in sauces.

    Reply
  45. Carolsue says:
    May 18, 2014 at 4:27 AM

    I put it in spaghetti sauce and some beef dishes that go good with red wine

    Reply
  46. Nadine says:
    May 18, 2014 at 7:50 PM

    Leftover wine???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

    Reply
  47. Kristen says:
    May 18, 2014 at 9:25 PM

    I usually use it in a marinade.

    Reply
  48. Stacey says:
    May 19, 2014 at 1:30 PM

    Those cupcakes look awesome!!

    Reply
  49. Rebecca Parsons says:
    May 19, 2014 at 2:56 PM

    I use leftover wine in my beef roasts.

    Reply
  50. Angela Y says:
    May 19, 2014 at 3:11 PM

    I use it to marinade my chicken ka bobs! So good!

    Reply
  51. suzanne says:
    May 19, 2014 at 8:25 PM

    I don’t drink, so never have wine at all. But those cupcakes look delicious!

    Reply
  52. Manischewitz Hamantaschen - What Jew Wanna Eat says:
    February 18, 2016 at 9:05 PM

    […] may recall Manischewitz Short Ribs with Horseradish Gremolata, Manischewitz Cupcakes, Manischewitz Ice Cream and, who could forget, Manischewitz Jell-O Shots. All winners! A meal that […]

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Shalom! I’m Amy Kritzer Becker and welcome to What Jew Wanna Eat! Your source for home cooked (sometimes) kosher goodness. I have always enjoyed cooking and baking, but needed a new goal, a challenge, to get back to my culinary roots. So, I called up Bubbe Eleanor and pleaded for her to send me her best recipes. Stat!

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