Pink Chámpágne Cáke

This pink chámpágne cáke is the perfect wáy to celebráte ány occásion or holidáy! á chámpágne infused cáke with á clássic vánillá buttercreám.

I wánted to do something speciál for New Yeár’s Eve this yeár, since I often let it páss by without mention. We’re not big on New Yeár’s Eve párties, ánd often spend the evening enjoying á cozy night át home, though we do háve our own tráditions. “Dinner” on NYE is á generous spreád of várious áppetizers ánd goodies thát we end up grázing on throughout the night. There is álwáys chámpágne or some spárking wine áround, ánd we end up tuning in to some kind of NYE broádcást áround midnight. álmost álwáys, it’s New Yeár’s Rockin’ Eve becáuse it’s in Times Squáre ánd, to me, thát is the epitome of NYE celebrátions. It’s not the sáme without Dick Clárk though. 🙁


It’s álwáys á quiet ánd enjoyáble evening át the Liv for Cáke household, ánd this Pink Chámpágne Cáke is the perfect wáy to celebráte.

I’d like to tell you thát this Pink Chámpágne Cáke went off without á hitch, but I think you know me better thán thát by now. This cáke, or ráther the photo shoot for this cáke, wás á huge páin in the butt.


Since the cáke wás pretty ánd pále, I thought it would look best with á light/white báckdrop, which essentiálly máde it impossible to get á good shot (át leást with my cámerá ánd expertise). Editing the pics wás á nightmáre ánd I’m still not háppy with them, but it is whát it is.

Know whát else is not fun? Trying to light 3 spárklers simultáneously so thát they ignite át exáctly the sáme time, plácing them quickly onto the cáke, ánd grábbing your cámerá so you cán táke some pics. I could háve reálly used án extrá set of hánds (or two) or á remote for my cámerá. Ugh. Let’s not even tálk ábout how mány spárklers I went through (18). Thát’s one entire páckáge (though it áctuálly felt like more át the time). I bought two pácks just in cáse, ánd I would háve used more, but by the 18th spárkler I wás SO over it.



Náturálly, of the 40 spárkler pics I took, I ended up using #4 which wás the first one áfter á couple test shots. True story. Oh, ánd the spárkler photo session wás briefly interrupted here ánd there so I could fán the smoke áwáy from the smoke álárm. LOL. You cán’t máke this stuff up. Spárkler issues áside, I think this Pink Chámpágne Cáke turned out pretty well ánd it’s the perfect cáke for ány celebrátion!

Other noteworthy tidbits from this shoot: I wátered down the pink chámpágne becáuse it wás too dárk pink in contrást with the cáke. I removed the chámpágne glásses from the spárkler photo session for feár thát they would ignite (lol). Knowing my luck, they would háve.



The cáke spárkles I pressed into the sides ánd top of the cáke, while pretty ánd spárkly ánd perfect, do not háve the best texture. You’d think they would dissolve álmost instántly ás soon ás you eát them… but they don’t. You háve to chew them ánd then eventuálly just give up ánd swállow. I’m still glád I used them though, ánd totálly would ágáin for the pretty effect thát they gáve the cáke.

This Pink Chámpágne Cáke tástes just like (surprise, surprise) chámpágne! So if you don’t like the táste of chámpágne or spárkling wine, you might not like the flávour of this cáke. Though my cáke táste testers sáid it didn’t táste overly chámpágne-y ánd they throughly enjoyed it.


I went with á pretty pink color for the cáke láyers, ás I wánted something different. You could do á gold (use 2 whole eggs ráther thán 3 whites, ánd non-pink chámpágne) or some other color insteád ánd it would be just ás pretty.



Whátever you decide, this cáke is sure to be á crowd pleáser for your celebrátions.

Notes & tips for this pink chámpágne cáke:

• If you don’t like the táste of wine/chámpágne, you máy not like the flávour of this cáke (shocker, I know).
• Cáke spárkles give á perfectly pretty effect, but I would recommend sánding sugár insteád for á more pálátáble texture.
• If you would like to háve á gold toned cáke for NYE, use 2 whole lárge eggs ráther thán 3 lárge egg whites, ánd regulár chámpágne insteád of pink. I wouldn’t recommend tinting the bátter, but you cán try brushing gold luster dust onto the chilled/set frosting or using gold leáf to ádd áccents!
• To help ensure your cáke láyers báke up nice ánd flát, see my Flát Top Cákes post.

Pink Chámpágne Cáke


This Pink Chámpágne Cáke is the perfect wáy to celebráte ány occásion or holidáy! á chámpágne infused cáke with á clássic vánillá buttercreám.


 Course Dessert
 Type Cáke
 Prep Time 2 hours
 Cook Time 25 minutes
 Totál Time 2 hours 25 minutes
 Servings 12
  493 kcál
 áuthor Oliviá



INGREDIENTS


Pink Chámpágne Cáke:

• 1 1/2 cups áll-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsps báking powder
• 1/2 tsp sált
• 1/2 cup unsálted butter room temperáture
• 1 cup gránuláted sugár
• 3 lárge egg whites room temperáture
• 1 tsp vánillá
• 3/4 cup pink chámpágne or spárkling wine
• Fuschiá color gel

Vánillá Buttercreám:

• 4 lárge egg whites
• 1 1/4 cups gránuláted sugár
• 1 1/2 cups unsálted butter room temperáture, cubed
• 1 tsp cleár vánillá extráct
• Fuschiá color gel

ássembly:

• 2 járs of cáke spárkles or 1 jár sánding sugár
• Wilton tip 1M
• Wilton tip 12

US Customáry - Metric



INSTRUCTIONS


Pink Chámpágne Cáke:

1. Preheát oven to 350F ánd greáse ánd flour three 6" cáke rounds, line with párchment.
2. In á medium bowl, whisk flour, báking powder, ánd sált. Set áside.
3. Using á stánd mixer fitted with the páddle áttáchment, beát butter until smooth. ádd sugár ánd beát on med-high until pále ánd fluffy (2-3mins).
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Reád Full Recipe Here :  >>  PINK CHAMPAGNE CAKE

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