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Strawberry Champagne Cake slice

Strawberry Champagne Cake

Servings 10 slices

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 2 cups + 2 tbs. all purpose flour
  • 4 tbs. cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup champagne or sparkling wine
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 cup canola oil
  • 1 3/4 cups sugar
  • 6 egg whites
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. almond extract

For the frosting and filling:

  • 1 1/2 cup softened butter
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tbs. champagne
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/3 cup strawberry jam
  • Fresh strawberries to top optional

Instructions

For the cake:

  1. Preheat your oven to 325 degrees, and grease two 8 inch round pans. In a medium bowl, whisk together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt, and set this mixture aside. In a small bowl, stir together the champagne and the sour cream until combined- this mixture will fizz a little bit.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the canola oil and sugar until you have a crumbly, combined mixture. Add in the egg whites, vanilla extract, and almond extract, and stir until you have a smooth mixture.
  3. Add in the flour mixture and the champagne mixture in alternating additions, beginning and ending with the flour mixture, and mix until smooth. Smooth the batter out into your prepared cake pans, and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool the cakes completely before frosting, optionally wrapping the cake layers tightly in plastic wrap while they are still hot, and letting the cakes cool in the plastic.

For the frosting and filling:

  1. In a large bowl, beat the butter until light and fluffy. Add in the powdered sugar and mix until the mixture is crumbly. Add in the champagne, vanilla extract, and salt and beat together until you have a smooth, creamy frosting.
  2. Optionally trim the cake layers so each cake is flat on both the top and bottom. Lay one cake layer onto your plate, and add a thin layer of buttercream on top. Then pipe a dam of frosting around the edges. Fill the cake with the jam, spreading evenly in the middle of the frosting dam. Top with the second cake layer, and generously frost the outside of the cake as desired. Optionally top the cake with fresh strawberries and sparkling sugar. Slice and enjoy!