Sparkling wine cake with fresh strawberry jam and St-Germain elderflower meringue frosting. I was so excited to hear that my friends Robbin & Rachel were tying the knot this June and happily volunteered to make them a small cake to cut as they celebrate with friends and family. Since it is for a wedding celebration, I had to go with my favorite cake: champagne. Okay, so I don't actually use champagne for the cake, but I do use a good amount of sparkling wine, usually prosecco. And what goes good with sparkling wine? Strawberries of course! And with the summer season approaching, strawberries right now are amazing. And I'm also not going to lie, I have always loved a nice elderflower frosting and now it is even more popular thanks to the recent royal nuptials of Harry & Meghan. Plus, my friends are arguable just as amazing as the royal family so the deserve something equally delicious! I can't wait to see the new Mr. & Mrs. toasting to a happy future (and enjoying a slice of their cake)! Note: The recipe below is for making the bottom tier of the cake pictured ONLY. You can 1/2 the cake and frosting recipes for creating the smaller 4" , four layer, tier on top. [ Ingredients ] Strawberry Jam 3 cups strawberries, diced small 2 tablespoons cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 tablespoon water Champagne Cupcakes 3 ⅓ cups all purpose flour 2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 baking soda 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 ½ cup unsalted butter (3 sticks), at room temperature 6 large cage-free egg whites 2 teaspoons vanilla 1 cup sour cream 1 ¾ cups sparkling wine or champagne (I used Cupcake's Prosecco) Elderflower Meringue Buttercream 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar 2/3 cup water pinch of cream of tartar 5 large cage-free egg whites 4 tablespoons St-Germain elderflower liqueur [ Directions ] Strawberry Jam
Champagne Cake
St-Germain Meringue Buttercream
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Reilly
7/15/2018 10:57:24 am
Hi! I was wondering how long you can store the individual components of this cake - can you make the jam, cake layers, etc ahead and refrigerate them? For how long? Can the assembled cake be refrigerated and stored for any length of time? I want to make this for my friend's bachelorette party and was hoping to make it a few days ahead of time if possible.
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Megan
7/15/2018 11:15:10 am
Hi Reilly-- you can definitely make some of the components in advance. When I made this for the wedding, I baked all of the cake layers 2 days in advance. When the cake has cooled, wrap it up tightly in plastic wrap and store at room temperature. I also made the strawberry jam 2 days in advance as well and stored it in the fridge in a jam jar. I actually assembled and frosted the cake the day before the wedding and just made sure to take it out an hour or so before they were going to cut it.
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1/30/2020 04:16:46 am
Celebrations without cake are just sad. I think that people are looking at me funny for this comment, but it is what I believe in. Cake is the best thing ever, and a celebration without it is just too sad. I want everyone to understand just how great having a cake is. Eating a cake after a successful event can make your heart skip a beat. I hope that I can eat cake in the soonest, I just want to have a slice right now.
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