Description
Luxury Pink Champagne Cake — Elegant & Unforgettable
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 Tablespoons (85 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups (400 g) white granulated sugar
- ⅔ cup (160 ml) neutral oil
- ¾ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cups (345 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon fine salt
- ½ cup (118 ml) buttermilk
- ½ cup (118 ml) pink champagne
- 6 large egg whites, at room temperature
- Pink gel or liquid food coloring (optional)
- 2 ¼ cups (532 ml) pink champagne
- 1 ½ cups (339 g) salted butter, softened
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 cups (750 g) powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Coat three 8-inch round cake pans with grease, dust lightly with flour, and line the bottoms with parchment circles.
- Beat the softened butter in a large mixing bowl until smooth and creamy.
- Mix in the granulated sugar, oil, and vanilla extract until light and well blended.
- Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- With the mixer on low speed, add the dry mixture to the butter mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
- Add pink champagne in the same alternating manner with the flour mixture. Mix gently until smooth.
- If desired, stir in pink food coloring for a soft hue.
- Whip the egg whites in a clean bowl until glossy and stiff peaks form.
- Gently fold the whipped egg whites into the cake batter.
- Divide the batter among the prepared pans and bake for 25–28 minutes.
- Cool the cakes in their pans for 10–15 minutes, then turn them out onto cooling racks.
- For the champagne reduction, simmer champagne in a saucepan until reduced to about 6 tablespoons.
- Beat the softened butter in a large bowl until smooth.
- Incorporate the powdered sugar one cup at a time, mixing well.
- Add the vanilla extract and the cooled champagne reduction gradually until the frosting is smooth.
- Assemble the cake by leveling the tops of the layers, frosting between each layer, and covering the top and sides.
- If you have extra frosting, pipe decorative swirls on top and add sprinkles if desired.
- Slice and serve.
Notes
- This cake is perfect for special occasions.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 872 kcal
- Sugar: 66 g
- Sodium: 230 mg
- Fat: 42 g
- Saturated Fat: 25 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 116 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 125 mg
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