A delightful cake perfect for Valentine's Day, combining the flavors of strawberry and champagne for a boozy dessert. This cake features layers of fluffy cake with a strawberry-infused frosting, topped with fresh strawberries.
1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 3-8 inch pans.
2: In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
3: In another bowl, combine egg whites, champagne, vanilla, strawberry extract, and vegetable oil. Whisk until blended and set aside.
4: In your mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar for 4-5 minutes until light and fluffy.
5: Add 1/3 of the dry ingredients and mix until blended.
6: Then add 1/2 of the liquid ingredients and mix until blended.
7: Continue alternating dry and wet ingredients, beginning and ending with dry ingredients.
8: Pour into cake pans and sprinkle chopped strawberries over batter.
9: Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
10: For the filling and frosting, cream softened butter until smooth in your mixer bowl.
11: Blend in strawberry extract.
12: Gradually add powdered sugar, along with champagne and strawberries until incorporated.
13: Beat on medium for 3-4 minutes, adding food coloring until desired pink color is reached.
14: Frost each layer of the cooled cake one by one, then frost the outside of the cake.
15: Top with fresh strawberries.
