These Passion Fruit Martini Cupcakes have been inspired by the most popular cocktail in the UK. The Passion Fruit Martini (which also goes by a much more risque name!) is a vanilla vodka cocktail with passion fruit juice, Passoa (a passion fruit liqueur), and lime juice. It’s also commonly served with a shot of prosecco. I’ve made these cupcakes with a lime and vanilla sponge, then I’ve filled them with a fruity passion fruit curd. On top is prosecco buttercream, and a drizzle of fresh passion fruit for good measure. They’re one of my favourite cupcakes as I just love that zingy citrus hit in a sweet cupcake!
How to make Passion Fruit Martini Cupcakes…
To make the sponge I started by creaming together the butter, sugar and lime zest, then I whisked in the eggs and vanilla extract.
Then I added the self raising flour and whisked until smooth. I divided the mixture between the cupcake cases, and baked them for 25 minutes until golden.
Once the cupcakes were fully cooled I used a cupcake corer to make a hole in the centre. I filled each hole with passion fruit curd.
Then I mixed up a buttercream using butter, icing sugar and prosecco flavouring and I piped it onto the cupcakes.
To decorate the Passion Fruit Martini Cupcakes I added some fresh passion fruit. They looked so pretty in the rose gold cupcake cases I used! You could serve these cupcakes at a Hen Do, birthday celebration or a baby shower (they are alcohol free so the mum to be can indulge!)
Tips for making the Passion Fruit Martini Cupcakes:
- You can use shop bought or homemade passion fruit curd to fill the cupcakes. The one I used was from Waitrose. If you’re struggling to find it, lemon curd is also a tasty option!
- If you want to make your own passion fruit curd, there are lots of recipes you can find via Google. Leftovers would be delicious on toast, with meringue and whipped cream, or for a tropical twist on a Victoria Sandwich cake.
- If you can’t get hold of prosecco extract or flavouring for the buttercream (I got mine from Sainsburys and you can also get other brands online), then reduce the butter by 50g and add 50ml prosecco.
More Passion Fruit Martini recipes…
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| Passion Fruit Martini Cheesecake (No Bake) | Passion Fruit Cake |
Recommended equipment & ingredients*
| Rose gold cupcake cases | Prosecco flavouring | Passion fruit curd |
| Cupcake tin | Cupcake corer | Zester |
| Piping bags | Wilton 2D nozzle |
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Passion Fruit Martini Cupcakes
Ingredients
For the sponge
- 175 g Butter or baking spread I use Stork
- 175 g Caster sugar
- 1 Lime zest only
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 3 Eggs large
- 175 g Self raising flour
For the filling
- 180 g Passion fruit curd Shop bought or homemade, I used Waitrose
For the buttercream
- 200 g Butter
- 400 g Icing sugar
- 2 tsp Prosecco extract I used Sainsburys, if you use another brand check the bottle for how much to use or add a little and then taste the buttercream
For decoration
- 2 Passion fruits
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 160C Fan/180C/350F/Gas Mark 4, and line a cupcake tin with cupcake cases
- To make the sponge, mix together the butter, caster sugar, and lime zest using a silicone or wooden spoon, until smooth
- Add the eggs and vanilla extract and whisk well
- Then gently whisk in the self raising flour
- Divide the mixture between the 12 cupcake cases
- Bake them for 20-25 minutes or until they are golden brown and a skewer inserted in the centre of the cupcakes comes out clean. Leave to cool completely
- Use a cupcake corer or a knife to make a hole in the middle of each cupcake
- Fill the holes with the passion fruit curd. You can do this using a spoon or put the curd into a small piping bag, snip the end off and pipe it in
- Make the buttercream by mixing together the butter and icing sugar, then add the prosecco flavouring, and mix until smooth. You can do this by hand or with an electric whisk
- Pipe the buttercream onto each cupcake using a piping bag fitted with your chosen nozzle. Or spread on with a spoon
- Cut the passion fruits in half and scoop out the seeds and pulp, drizzle it over the buttercream
- Store in an airtight container in a cool place, eat leftovers within 3 days
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I love the name, it’s so cute and catchy! I love the cupcakes, too. Omg!! That filling!!! Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday party!
I just think this is absolute genius!
They look delicious! Great idea in a cupcake. Thanks for linking up to #CookBlogShare. Michelle
OMG I really want to reach in and take one of these they look amazing!
ooooo passionfruit curd! Sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing #cookblogshare
Passion fruit Martinis are my favourite cocktail so I can image how delicious these cupcakes are. What a great idea.
OMG -I love passion fruit. We used to have a vine growing in the garden when I lived in South Africa which got covered in fresh grenadillas. I’ve used them in a fridge tart, but never in a cupcake. What a genius idea.
What a brilliant idea for a cupcake! I had no idea that was the most popular cocktail. I’ve never actually had one, but I’m tempted now 😀 Eb x
Gorgeous! I’ve never actually had a passion fruit martini, but I’ll take a dozen cupcakes please! They sound delicious xx
LOVED this recipe and they went down an absolute treat! I made lime buttercream instead as I’m not a huge fan of prosecco and it worked really well. The passionfruit curd middle is just beautiful. Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you so much Isabel! Lime buttercream sounds yummy!!
These were so simple to make, and tastes amazing!!
Thank you Ellie!
Loved this recipe. Easy to follow and a great way to add your own spin on it based on personal tastes
Thank you Noushein!
Love this recipe! How would I need to adapt the ingredient measures to make this into a 2 tier cake? xx
Hi Claudia, thanks so much! What size are each of the tiers going to be?
They would be 8 inch tins!! xx
Do you mean two layers? Rather than two tiers? If so, I would recommend doubling the recipe 🙂
Passionfruit martinis are an absolute favourite with my family so I decided to give these a go and they went down a treat! I couldn’t find Passionfruit curd so I made my own which was really easy, will definitely have to make these again 🥰