Pink Champagne Velvet Layer Cake
"Moist, tender white cake reminiscent of its buttermilk cake cousin, Red Velvet Cake, our Champagne Velvet Layer Cake is flavored with a champagne reduction and hints of pure almond and vanilla extracts. It is iced with a billowy and ethereal buttercream frosting, Pink Champagne Buttercream, and accented with a Strawberry-Raspberry Filling that pairs so well with champagne. It’s the perfect celebration layer cake!..."
INGREDIENTS
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For the Champagne Reduction
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2 cups (480 ml) champagne, pink champagne or sparkling wine, I used Santa Margherita Prosecco
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For the Champagne Velvet Layer Cake
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2 1/2 cups (280 grams) sifted White Lily® Self-Rising Flour
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2 cups (400 grams) granulated sugar
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1/2 cup (1 stick/113 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
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1/4 cup (48 grams) organic palm shortening, such as Spectrum® brand
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1/4 cup (56 grams) organic almond oil, or favorite vegetable oil
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1/2 cup (120 ml) champagne reduction
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1/2 cup (120 ml) organic buttermilk, at room temperature
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3/4 cup (180 grams) egg whites (about 6), at room temperature
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1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) pure almond extract
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1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) pure vanilla extract
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Extra flour and shortening to prepare cake pans
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For the Pink Champagne Buttercream
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1 to 1 1/2 recipes Pink Champagne Buttercream, recipe by Wicked Good Kitchen™
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For the Strawberry-Raspberry Filling
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1 recipe Best Ever Strawberry-Raspberry Sauce, recipe by Wicked Good Kitchen™
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For the Cake Adornments
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Fresh red raspberries and/or strawberries, optional
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Fresh mint sprigs, optional
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Special Equipment
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Three 8-inch by 1 1/2- to 2-inch round or heart-shaped cake pans
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Four wire cooling racks, with the fourth being used to flip cake layers right side up
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One 8-inch cardboard cake round, helpful but not necessary
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Cake Turntable, such as Ateco®, helpful but not necessary
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Metal Angled or Offset Icing Spatula, such as Ateco® or Wilton®, helpful but not necessary
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Metal Icing Spatula, such as Ateco® or Wilton®, helpful but not necessary
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Wax paper, for lining cake plate for icing, helpful but not necessary
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Piping bag, coupler and/or decorating tips, necessary for piping
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