Nothing says celebration and good times like cake and bubbles.
Now, what if we told you that you can
combine these two into one epic treat?
Sometimes, dreams really
do come true.
(Note: Any baking shop should be able to supply you with edible gold dust, if not, it will taste just as yummy without it!)
Prosecco Cake
- 1½ cups unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2¼ cups sugar, divided
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla
- 3½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2⅓ cups buttermilk (or sour milk)
- ⅓ cup Prosecco
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Grease (3) 8-inch round cake pans. Line the bottom with parchment paper, grease the sides; set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with two cups of sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and the vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir into butter mixture, alternating with buttermilk (making three additions of dry ingredients and two of buttermilk). Note: the mixture will seem a little thick at this point.
- In another (clean) bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in remaining ¼ cup of sugar until stiff peaks form. Fold one-quarter into batter, then fold in remaining egg whites, working carefully not to deflate the egg whites. Pour evenly into prepared pans.
- Bake on the centre rack for about 35-40 minutes, or until cake start to brown on the edges and an inserted cake tester or toothpick comes out clean. Let cool, turn out onto cooling racks; peel off paper.
- Brush the tops of each cake with sparkling wine, set aside or freeze until you're ready to decorate.
- Make your icing (see recipe below)
- Layer cake and icing three times, ending with icing as your last layer and leaving the outside of the cake bare. Using gold dust and sprinkles decorate cake edges.
Champagne Icing
- 1 pound unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 5½ cups icing sugar, sifted
- 5 tablespoons Prosecco
- In a mixing bowl, whisk all ingredients together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
(Recipe via Bakingforfriends.com)
