Lemon Blueberry Olive Oil Cupcakes with Champagne Frosting

These aren’t your average cupcakes… these are the kind you make when you want people to ask, “Wait… what is in these?!” 😏

Bright lemon, juicy blueberries, and a subtle richness from olive oil come together in the softest, most flavorful cupcake. And then… we take it one step further with a light, dreamy champagne frosting that feels just a little fancy (but not fussy).

Perfect for celebrations, brunches, girls’ nights, or honestly… just because you deserve a cupcake that tastes this good.

🛒 Ingredients

🧁 Cupcakes

• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla Bean Infused Sea Salt
• 1/3 cup blueberries
• 1/3 cup coconut milk
• 1/3 cup champagne or prosecco
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/3 cup Sicilian Lemon Infused Olive Oil

🍾 Champagne Frosting

• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 2 tbsp Sicilian Lemon Infused Olive Oil
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp champagne
• 1 tbsp dried lavender (optional, but ✨extra✨)

👩🍳 Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
2. In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt.
3. In a blender, combine blueberries, coconut milk, champagne, sugar, vanilla, and lemon olive oil. Blend until smooth.
4. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
5. Fill cupcake liners about 2/3 full.
6. Bake for 18–20 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
7. Let cupcakes cool completely on a rack. (Don’t rush this—warm cupcakes + frosting = mess 😆)

🍰 Frosting

8. Beat together butter, lemon olive oil, and powdered sugar until fluffy.
9. Add champagne and mix until smooth and creamy.
10. Transfer frosting to a zip-top bag, snip the corner, and pipe onto cooled cupcakes.
11. Sprinkle with dried lavender if you’re feeling fancy 💁♀️

💡 Tips & Swaps

• No champagne? Use prosecco or skip it for a lemon buttercream twist
• Want more blueberry flavor? Fold in a few extra whole berries
• Make it dairy-free: swap butter with plant-based alternative

🛍️ Featured Chivilla Bay Favorites

• Sicilian Lemon Infused Olive Oil
• Vanilla Bean Infused Sea Salt

👉 These are what take this from good to where has this been all my life