Champagne Cake
- Cooking spray
- 1 box (1-pound 2 1/4-ounce) moist white cake mix
- 1 1/4 cups extra dry Champagne
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 large egg whites
- 1 can whipped white frosting
- 1/4 teaspoon Champagne flavoring
- Silver mini disco balls, optional
- Silver Dragees, optional, if available in your area
- Silver edible glitter, optional
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat the bottom of a 9 by-13-inch cake pan with cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl combine the cake mix, Champagne, vegetable oil, and egg whites.
- Beat on low speed with an electric mixer until just combined.
- Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula and continue beating on medium speed for 2 minutes.
- Pour into the prepared cake pan and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- Remove it from the oven and cool completely.
- Empty the frosting into a small bowl and add the Champagne flavoring.
- Stir to combine and set aside.
- To make the mini-cakes, with a 3-inch ring mold (or use an 8-ounce pineapple can with top and bottom removed) stamp out 6 cakes.
- Slice the cakes in half, horizontally, to make layers.
- Frost the bottom layer, replace the top layer and frost the tops and sides of cake.
- Decorate with the disco balls, Dragees, and glitter, if using.
- Cook's notes: Champagne flavoring and edible glitter are available where cake and candy making supplies are sold.
- Dragees, or silver candy balls, are not available in all states.
cooking spray, white cake, extra dry champagne, vegetable oil, egg whites, whipped white frosting, disco balls, dragees, glitter
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sandra-lee/champagne-cake-recipe.html (may not work)