The best part of celebrating birthdays has to be the cake. But, vanilla cake with chocolate icing can get boring. Try something new with this delicious champagne cake that’s great for any occasion. Check out the recipe below.
Ingredients:
For the Cake:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 5 large egg whites, room temperature
- 1 cup softened unsalted butter
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup champagne, room temperature
For the Frosting:
- 2 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup champagne
- 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh strawberries
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- fresh strawberries
Instructions:
- Turn on the oven to 350 F degrees, prepare 2 8-inch cake pans and add round parchment paper to both pans.
- Combine the baking powder, salt, and flour together.
- In a second bowl mix the champagne, oil, egg whites, and vanilla together.
- Next, include the egg white mix and flour mix in the third bowl with the butter and sugar.
- Transfer one half of the batter in one cake pan and the other half in the second pan.
- Leave the pans in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, then let the cake cool down for 10 minutes.
- Use a bowl to beat the butter with a mixer, then include the 4 tablespoons champagne, 6 cups powdered sugar, and vanilla.
- Beat again, and if you need to you can add more sugar or champagne depending on the consistency.
- Assemble the champagne cake. Add one cake layer on the bottom, top it off with the frosting, and do the same procedure once again.
