♥Sparkling New Year's Eve Cupcakes♥ Start 2010 with a touch of class!

Champagne frosted cupcakes bring in the New Year with sparkle! Dress up your favorite flavor of cupcakes adding a little bit of sparkle to end the old year and to bring in the new. Display on your buffet or dining table with a few of these cutie pies sitting atop a few of your martini or wine glasses. Use edible glitter to bring out their best side as you ring in 2010. (Non-alcoholic champagne can be purchased at Walmart, Sam's Club and a variety of other well known stores.)

Champagne Frosting

3/4 cup shortening (Crisco vegetable shortening works the best)
3/4 cup butter
2 tablespoons champagne (non-alcoholic champagne is easily found at a variety of stores)
4 1/2 cups XXX powdered sugar

In a bowl beat shortening and butter until combined. Beat in champagne. Beat in sifted powdered sugar.

If necessary, beat in additional champagne to make frosting spreading consistency. Add strawberry, orange, or vanilla flavoring if you wish. Top frosted cupcakes with edible glitter! What a great way to usher out a decade that, by all accounts, really fell flat!