Mimosa Cupcakes

These Mimosa cupcakes remind me of our honeymoon so much.  I tried my first mimosa on our honeymoon to Antigua when almost every morning we would be offered a flute at breakfast.  We would wake up and step out into the cool island breeze and dine on an airy patio next to the beach and sip our mimosas...relaxation and luxury.  So, I will forever associate mimosas with a calm, breezy, wonderful tropical island vacation.

These cupcakes have that fresh orange tang and pack a bit of punch with their bold orange flavor.  For the frosting, I used champagne flavoring.  But, the more I thought about it the more I realized I can't really explain what champagne actually tastes like, it is more of a texture to me.  Same with the frosting.  The blend of frosting and cupcake is perfect, but I have trouble explaining exactly what it tastes like.  You'll just have to try it!