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Light Pink Celebration Cake

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Gradually mix champagne and flour into the creamed butter. Stack the delicate layers with smooth buttercream and add your final flourish.
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Maria from tastyhush
Updated on Thu, 01 May 2025 13:03:46 GMT
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Soft rosy-hued layers soaked with bubbly and covered in dreamy champagne buttercream make a treat that stands up to your biggest life events. This Pink Champagne Cake turns your fave sparkling wine into a fancy dessert that makes any gathering feel extra special.

I whipped up this cake for the first time at my sister's pre-wedding party. Everyone thought the light pink shade and hint of bubbly meant it came from a fancy shop. These days it's become my go-to celebration cake that friends and family always ask for.

Key Components

  • Cake Flour: Gives you the softest bite - grab unbleached if you can
  • Pink Champagne: Pick one you'd happily sip
  • Egg Whites: Left out til warm for maximum fluff
  • Butter: Unsalted and properly warmed
  • Vanilla Extract: Real stuff, not the fake kind
  • Pink Food Color: Go with gel types for better results

Step-By-Step Guide

Step 1:
Start prep the night before by letting all ingredients warm to room temp.
Step 2:
Put parchment in the bottom of three 6-inch cake tins and butter them well.
Step 3:
Mix cake flour, baking powder, and salt by whisking three times for the best results.
Step 4:
Whip butter until it's super airy and smooth - around 5 minutes.
Step 5:
Slowly add sugar while beating until the mix looks puffy and light.
Step 6:
Drop in egg whites one by one, mixing thoroughly after each addition.
Step 7:
Combine vanilla and champagne in another container.
Step 8:
Switch between adding dry stuff and champagne mixture.
Step 9:
Gently mix in a small drop of pink coloring if you want.
Step 10:
Split batter evenly into pans and level the surfaces.
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Getting that perfect texture comes down to ingredient temperature. My grandma always told me to set everything out the night before - her cakes were famous throughout our family gatherings.

Using Bubbly Right

  • Boiling down champagne makes the flavor pop
  • Keep some extra for your frosting

Getting That Pretty Pink

  • Begin with just a dot of coloring and work up slowly

Making Equal Layers

  • Weigh your batter on a scale to get identical pans
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This fancy Pink Champagne Cake has shown up at so many celebrations in my house, from surprise proposals to big birthday bashes. Just take your time with each part, letting that light champagne taste come through while making a cake that looks as good as it tastes.

Champagne Celebration Cake

Fluffy pink layers with a champagne touch and sweet buttercream – great for festive events and gatherings.

Prep Time
45 Minutes
Cook Time
30 Minutes
Total Time
75 Minutes
By: Maria

Category: Desserts

Difficulty: Difficult

Cuisine: American

Yield: 12 Servings

Dietary: Vegetarian

Ingredients

→ Cake Base

01 281 grams (2 ¼ cups) of properly measured all-purpose flour
02 1 teaspoon of fine salt
03 ¾ cup of softened unsalted butter
04 2 ¼ teaspoons of baking powder
05 1 ½ cups of white sugar
06 150 grams (5 large) of egg whites at room temperature
07 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla
08 1 cup of pink champagne or any sparkling wine
09 Optional: pink gel coloring to add a little color

→ Champagne Buttercream

10 3 sticks (1.5 cups) of unsalted butter, softened
11 1 ½ pounds (6 cups) of powdered sugar
12 ⅓ to ½ cup of pink champagne
13 A pinch of salt
14 Optional: 1 teaspoon of vanilla for flavor
15 Pink gel coloring (optional)

→ Optional Decorations

16 Chocolate dipped strawberries
17 White chocolate for drips
18 Champagne marshmallows

Instructions

Step 01

Pop your softened butter into a mixing bowl and whip it on high until it’s fluffy and pale, about 2-3 minutes. Slowly blend in your powdered sugar on the lowest speed until it looks crumbly. Add the champagne, salt, and vanilla if you're using it; then set your mixer to medium-high and whip for 3-5 minutes until it turns super airy. Add pink gel coloring for a fun pop of color if you like.

Step 02

Warm up your oven to 350°F. Prep three 6-inch cake pans with parchment paper at the bottom and a good coating of baking spray or a combo of butter and flour to prevent sticking.

Step 03

In a bowl, whisk all your flour, baking powder, and salt together until evenly mixed.

Step 04

Beat sugar and softened butter until they’re fluffy, which takes about 2-3 minutes. Add the vanilla extract, then slowly mix in one egg white at a time until they’re combined. Pause to scrape the sides down occasionally.

Step 05

Take turns adding your dry flour mix and champagne to the wet batter like this: start with flour, then champagne, followed by more flour, champagne, and end with flour. Mix until it’s just combined. Add a dab of pink coloring after your second round of flour, if desired.

Step 06

Split your batter up evenly into the prepared pans, smooth the tops gently, and bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Check with a toothpick—if it comes out with just a few crumbs, you’re good! Let them sit in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack to cool down completely.

Step 07

When your cake layers are completely cool, stack them up with layers of champagne buttercream in between. Add any extras like white chocolate drip, marshmallow accents, or chocolate-covered strawberries for decoration.

Notes

  1. Room temperature ingredients make mixing smoother and more consistent.
  2. You can prepare the buttercream up to 2 days ahead and store it in the fridge.
  3. Use a scale or level your flour with a spoon and knife for best results.

Tools You'll Need

  • Three 6-inch cake pans
  • Either a stand mixer or hand mixer
  • An offset spatula
  • Parchment paper for lining the pans
  • A wire rack for cooling

Allergy Information

Please check ingredients for potential allergens and consult a health professional if in doubt.
  • Includes wheat from the flour
  • Has dairy because of the butter
  • Eggs are part of this dish

Nutrition Facts (Per Serving)

It is important to consider this information as approximate and not to use it as definitive health advice.
  • Calories: 485
  • Total Fat: 22 g
  • Total Carbohydrate: 68 g
  • Protein: 4 g