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Pink Champagne Cake Recipe

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Pink Champagne Cake:
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsps baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
1 cup granulated sugar
3 large egg whites (room temperature)
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup pink champagne (or sparkling wine)
Fuschia color gel

Vanilla Buttercream:
4 large egg whites
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups unsalted butter (room temperature, cubed)
1 tsp clear vanilla extract
Fuschia color gel
Directions:
Directions:
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Pink Champagne Cake:
Preheat oven to 350F and grease and flour three 6" cake rounds, line with parchment.

In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. Using a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter until smooth. Add sugar and beat on med-high until pale and fluffy (2-3mins). Reduce speed and add egg whites one at a time, fully incorporating after each addition. Add vanilla.

Alternate adding flour mixture and champagne, beginning and ending with flour (3 additions of flour and 2 of champagne). Fully incorporating after each addition. Add a small amount of Fuschia color gel using a toothpick. Mix to incorporate but try not to overmix.

Spread batter evenly into prepared pans. Smooth the tops with a spatula.
Bake for approx. 25 mins or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out mostly clean.

Place cakes on wire rack to cool for 10mins then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.

Vanilla Buttercream:
Place egg whites and sugar into the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk until combined. Place bowl over a hot water bath on the stove and whisk constantly until the mixture is hot and no longer grainy to the touch (approx. 3mins).

Place bowl on your stand mixer and whisk on med-high until the meringue is stiff and cooled [the bowl is no longer warm to the touch (approx. 5-10mins)].
Switch to paddle attachment. Slowly add cubed butter and mix until smooth. Add vanilla and continue to whip until smooth.

Assembly:
Place one layer of cake on a cake stand or serving plate. Top with approximately 2/3 cup of frosting and spread evenly. Repeat with remaining layers and apply a thin coat of frosting all over the cake. Chill for 20 minutes. Frost and smooth the sides. Chill for 20 minutes.

Using a toothpick, add a small amount of Fuschia color gel to the remaining frosting. Stir with a spatula to incorporate, or place back on the stand mixer to mix in the color.

Gently press cake sparkles or sanding sugar into the sides and top of the cake. Decorate with pink rosettes on top and beads along the bottom if desired.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
Yields 6
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
2 hours
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Assembly supplies:
2 jars of cake sparkles or 1 jar sanding sugar
Wilton tip 1M
Wilton tip 1

* Ensure there is NO trace of egg yolks in your whites and that your mixer bowl and whisk is completely grease free or your meringue won't stiffen.

** The buttercream may look like it's curdled at some point. Keep mixing until it is completely smooth.

*** It's easiest to do this if the cake is on a cake board and you can place it on an upside-down glass or bowl so the edges hang over.

 

 

 

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