Whiskey Business 1,223 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 My daughter's birthday is coming up in July, and I want to bake a special cake for her. Small pink champagne cake. Been googling recipes. Anyone tried this before? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 4,208 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 White Mud Cake with a little blood (or red cake colouring) might rescue you from your dilemma, Ma'am disclaimer: I'm not a pastry chef but I can eat what I cook ............. mostly. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Whiskey Business 1,223 Posted March 11 Author Share Posted March 11 Got a recipe? Did have my heart set on the pink champagne cake, yet always open to new cakes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 4,208 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 https://www.sweetestmenu.com/white-chocolate-mud-cake/ ...... like I said, I'm not a pastry chef, so I asked google ...... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tequila Shooter 1,956 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Sorry my cake making is limited to a 1 pound of butter crumb cake. Good but I’m not sure if it’s good for you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 6,483 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Years ago, champagne cake was always my go-to contribution for gatherings of a theater group I used to be with ~ always enjoyed immensely by everyone. And yes, sometimes they were pink. And no, I did not bake 'em ~ always bought 'em from a local bakery. Although I never made one myself, they were REALLY yummy! If you find a good recipe, be sure to share it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alpo 8,396 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Now THIS sounds good. https://www.mycakeschool.com/recipes/champagne-and-strawberries-cake-recipe/ 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wallaby Jack, SASS #44062 4,208 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 ...... looks even better, but it ain't no mud cake ....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finagler 6853 Life 517 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Boy, it has been a while since I did any serious baking. If you are brave, I'd try substituting pink champagne for milk but add some powered milk for flavor and needed fat. Martha Stewart has to have a recipe somewhere. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duffield, SASS #23454 1,056 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 First of all, champagne as an alcohol product does evaporate when baking. You might see if there is an essence of champagne in a specialty store or cook some down to make it very strong flavored. Use a white cake mix and pink coloring to imply pink champagne. Your decoration on the cake can actually be piped onto your icing to show a glass. If you want the shape of a champagne glass, bake your cake on a cookie pan and fashion the layers and cut in the shape of your glass. Do you want a wide mouth champagne or a slender depends how you construct the cake. You can use a BBQ wooden dowel to hold your cake together, then cool, then ice. slather icing onto the stick and apply your cake (baked) to make your stem. The base can be a piece of the cake formed by a round biscuit cutter. Keep it small on the top or it could be too heavy. Experiment until you have it balanced. Think about what you can use for bubbles- cut some rings from licorice candy rods...have fun I am sure she will appreciate all the creative style you muster up. I have made some unusual cakes for my grandchildren..one a spaceship with little green men, one a castle with moat, drawbridge, little flags from the turrets etc and the other was a guitar real size, licorice for strings etc. What fun I had in searching every store over an entire large city to find just the right candies etc to use. All of these were never forgotten and I am sure your daughter will love you for it...Miss Jeanie Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ozark Shark 528 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Per my professional chef nephew, this is one of the better online recipes he's seen. https://ofbatteranddough.com/champagne-cake-champagne-italian-meringue-buttercream/ 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 510 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 will it taste better if it falls ? Mom and Sis , blamed every fallen cake on me , I did NOT even have to be in the house , to make one fall CB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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