Oh yes. Cake drenched inside and out with champagne. What could be finer? I made this decadent cake, from a book called Booze Cakes, to take to a friend’s party recently. Word to the designated drivers – this cake packs a punch. A real, woah-Nelly-that’s-got-some-booze-in-it punch.
As a segue this book is amazing. I have borrowed it twice from the library, so I should really buy my own copy.
I deleted the salt from the original and reduced the amount of sugar – I figured there was enough buzz in the bubbles 😉
In the meantime allow me to share this recipe of pink champagne cake from scratch with you. Champagne is my drink of choice so let me raise a glass to this cake, to baking, and to you for reading my blog. Cheers.
GATHER:
3 cups all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
225 grams unsalted butter
1 ½ cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 egg whites
2 cups of pink champagne
Pink champagne frosting
170 grams unsalted butter
3 cups confectioners or powdered sugar
½ cup pink champagne
¼ cup milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
A few drops of red food colouring
LET’S GET TO IT:
Preheat oven to 180C and grease and line two, 20cm round tins with non-stick baking paper.
Sift together flour and baking powder; set aside.
In bowl of electric mixer beat butter and sugar until fluffy – about five minutes.
Add in vanilla, then egg whites a little at a time and beat until combined.
Stir in, in alternate turns, the flour mix and champagne, beating until just mixed.
Scrape into the two ins then bake for between 25-31 minutes, depending on your oven. Cakes are ready when a skewer comes out clean. Leave in tins for ten minutes before removing to a wire cooler.
Meanwhile make frosting: beat butter in bowl of electric mixer for one minute. With beater on low slowly add the icing sugar, champagne, milk, vanilla, and food colouring; beat until smooth and creamy. Place in fridge for an hour.
When cakes are completely cool ice – I spread a thick blanket between the two cakes, then used a piping bag with a star tip to decorate the top and left the sides naked. I sprinkled edible silver lustre over the top of the cake.
the hungry mum 
This looks beautiful, love the pink! Bet it tastes divine 🙂
Thanks Jenn! It was very rich and decadent – quite perfect for a party 😉
It looks so beautiful and yummy!!
Hey, thanks! It was pretty delish 😉
I have to try this. I’m pinning it for future reference. Looks wonderful.
Oh, good to hear. Hope you get a chance to bake it soon.
Sounds fun and yummy! Can’t wait to try this recipe.
Thanks Lisa – it is lots of fun and everyone ooohed and ahhed over it 😉
Love it!
Thank you – champagne in cake is THE best thing… ever!
mmmm looks amazing!
Cheers!
OMG champagne in a cake – what an amazing wedding cake idea. This needs to be tried!
yes, it is the best of both worlds! And you can’t let the rest of the bottle go flat so you may as will drink up 😉
One should never waste fizzy wine. My fave tipple as well Mrs H. This looks the bees knees, a great celebration cake.
wow, wow, wow! I don’t know what else to say! 🙂
That’s a lot of wow! I think this cake deserves it 😉
Pink champagne—the name alone says it all!
🍸🍸cheers 🍸🍸
I love it! Booze Cakes! I need to look into this cookbook! Pretty cake!
It is such a fab book! I’m replying to your comment at the library and I looked to borrow the book again but it is out 😥
Time to buy it!
I’ve made a champagne cake and it looked really pretty in a soft hue of pink. I used pink champagne in it too. Your cake is gorgeous xx
Thank you – I think we’ve both earned a glass of champers, don’t you? 🍸
Yummm, I want a piece, I’ll message you my address lol
sending cyber carrier pigeon 😉
Yay, I’m waiting by the mail box lol
😉
Just kidding with ya
Gorgeous. 🙂
thanks x
Beautiful looking cake and I would love to use more alcohol in my baking – it’s a good combo 🙂
Thanks. boozy baking is the best kind of baking 😉
Such a lovely cake… Perfect for any special occasion. Nice job!
Thanks Linda – I will def make it again for a party 😉
Oh my gosh, I am so in love with this cake. I haven’t made in a cake in awhile but I would totally make this one. Love it.
Kia / The House of KTS
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Cheers Kia! Baking is my sanity fixer-upper / reason for being! If anything I make TOO many cakes 😉
Being a girl who loves a bit of bling, I loved the final bling lustre on top!
Mind you; just looking at it I’ve gained a pound – but it’s worth it… xoxoxo
I love me some bling too! And sorry for the cyber cake weight gain #ooops 😉
Cake and alcohol, what a delicious match, this cake looks fabulous!
Thanks! The world needs more boozy cakes 😉
Couldn’t agree more! 😀
Looks so beautiful.. Yum yum
Awww, ta 😉
Champagne in a cake, to have with MORE champagne? I think we can definitely be friends 😉
Only if we drink a glass of champers while eating the cake! #cheers
Champagne cake > Wow
hehehe! Thanks 😉
This looks delicious! And oh so pretty too! 🙂
Thanks Carla 😉 Sending carrier pigeon to you now with a slice x
I’ll keep an eye out! 😉 xo
Waw, sweety! You nailed it! What a fabulous divine looking master cake!
I don’t think that i am ready for all of this piping! 😦
Thanks Sophie! I can’t take credit for the piping – Miss9 did that! She is waaaay better at decorating cakes than me 🙂
looks amazing and so does that champagne lol
Cheers – life is always better with champagne 😉
Would this recipe be ok for a semi naked wedding cake ie wouldn’t,t collapse?
It should be ok – I haven’t tried stacking multiple cakes on top of each other so I suggest a test run first. Good luck!
Could this be made into cupcakes instead?
Yes, am sure it could. I haven’t tried so I wouldn’t have any advice RE cooking times etc. Maybe start off by baking for 17 minutes, then checking to see if they need longer. Let me know how they go.