Cherry Vanilla Champagne Cake
Cherry Vanilla Champagne Cake is perfect for your New year’s Eve celebrations. Moist and fluffy cherry vanilla cake, filled with a sweet cherry champagne filling and topped with a creamy vanilla champagne buttercream!
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There’s no better way to celebrate than with a recipe for cherry vanilla champagne cake!
I am beyond grateful to all of YOU who have made this space home for my recipes, rants, advice seeking and story sharing website. We have talked about cupcakes (these dark chocolate salted caramel cupcakes being one of your favorites), cakes, cookies, mangled through making perfect macarons and the occasional banter of how my research in lab is going so slow. I’ve learned so much about blogging, food photography and have been inspired by so many bloggers.
I am thankful for each and every one of you. Your comments make my day daily, you have no idea :). I get an email each time you leave a comment and I am always so happy to read what you think of the recipes, what you are sharing, what you are relating to and what well wishes you are sending my way.
To express my gratitude, I made you cherry vanilla champagne cake.
Enjoy the cherry vanilla champagne cake recipe!
Cherry Vanilla Champagne Cake
Cherry Vanilla Champagne Cake is perfect for your New year's Eve celebrations. Moist and fluffy cherry vanilla cake, filled with a sweet cherry champagne filling and topped with a creamy vanilla champagne buttercream!
Ingredients
- 3⅓ cups cake flour, sifted
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- 1 ¼ cups milk, room temperature
- ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons (1 ¾ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 5 large egg whites, room temperature
- ¾ cup maraschino cherries, finely chopped
For Filling:
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons champagne
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 tablespoon cherry syrup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup maraschino cherries, chopped
For Frosting
- 5 egg whites, room temperature
- 1 ¼ cup granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 1 ½ cup (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons champagne
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Instructions
For Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease three 8-inch (or two 9-inch round) cake pans and line with parchment circle. Grease parchment and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. In another small bowl, whisk together vanilla extract, almond extract and milk.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter until very smooth on medium speed, about 2 minutes. With the mixer running, add sugar gradually and beat until pale and fluffy, about 3-5 minutes.
- Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with 2 batches of the milk mixture. Beat until just combined. Do not overmix.
- In another mixing bowl, beat the egg whites on medium speed until stiff peaks form, about 3 minutes. Using a rubber spatula, fold the egg whites into the batter in 3 additions. In the last addition, fold in the chopped cherries.
- Pour equal amounts of batter into prepared pans and smooth the tops with an offset spatula. Bake cakes until tops spring back when pressed and a cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes (25-30 minutes for 9-inch round)
- Transfer cake pans to wire racks and allow to cool for 15 minutes. Invert cakes onto racks to completely cool.
For Cherry Champagne Filling:
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip the butter on medium speed until light and fluffy about 4 minutes. Reduce speed to low and add the rest of the ingredients except the cherries. Mix until just combined. Whip for additional minute or two until fluffy. Stir in chopped cherries.
For Vanilla Champagne Swiss Meringue buttercream:
- Whisk together egg whites, sugar and salt in a heatproof mixing bowl set over (not in) a pan of simmering water. Whisk until warm and sugar is dissolved (mixture should feel completely smooth when rubbed between your fingers), about 3 minutes. Remove from heat.
- With an electric mixer on medium speed, whisk egg white mixture for 5 minutes. Increase speed to medium-high, and whisk until stiff, glossy peaks form and meringue has cooled (test by feeling bottom of bowl), about 6 minutes.
- Switch to the paddle attachment and reduce speed to medium. Add butter, one piece at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in champagne and vanilla. Frosting might look separated at first but keep beating until it comes together.
Assembly:
- Place one layer of cake on a cake stand or serving platter. Spread ½ of filling over the top using an offset spatula. Top with another layer and repeat with remaining filling. Smooth with offset spatula. Top with final layer of cake. Frost cake with vanilla champagne buttercream and decorate as desired. I used a Wilton tip 1M for my borders.
Congratulation! I won’t enter this giveaway since I won the last one. UPS knocked on my door at 7:30PM Christmas Eve with the bottles of Pam and the pie pan. My kids were so excited that we got a mystery present on Christmas Eve! The pie pan is beautiful! Thanks again!
Oh that’s so nice they delivered it right before Christmas!! Lovely present! I’m so thankful you are always supportive here on the blog. Wishing you a happy new year 🙂
Congrats Zainab!!! You’ve created such a wonderful and mouth-watering site! I always look forward to your posts. 🙂
This cake looks perfect for a New Years celebration! I was going to make some cupcakes with a champagne buttercream but now I’m thinking I might try your recipe out!
Hope you have a wonderful NYE!
Thank you thank you Graham!! You are always too kind. So happy I found your blog this year as it has been fun to follow your recipes and fashion :). Happy New Year!! And now I need to make some champagne cupcakes for NYE 🙂
Congratulations! What a delicious year it has been for you. I love champagne cake!
P.S. I love the big confetti on your cake. So festive!
Thanks Jamie!! It’s been delicious indeed…not for my hips though but who cares hahah!! Happy New Year!!! Can’t wait for 2014 and to ‘meet’ your new one!
Yay! Such a fun way to celebrate! I am so happy that I have gotten to know you just a little through your blog and hope to continue on through this next year! You always have great and amazing desserts! Happy Blogiversary!!
Thanks Nancy!! Champagne is always necessary in celebrations so is cake lol! I’m so happy I have come to know you too through our blogs. Thank you so much for the continued support…even in the low FB times :). Happy New Year!!
Fun blog! Fun cake! Happy Blog Birthday!! Here is to many more to come.
Thanks Emily!! Happy New Year 🙂
Zainab, this looks wonderful!! I wish I could sit with you and celebrate your anniversary with a slice of this cake. Congratulations on making one year! I’m so happy I’ve gotten the chance to meet you through here and see (based on your link) how much you’ve grown. (*applause*). Happy New Years!
Connie I wish we could too!! One of these days I’ll make it down to the city. Thank you so much for always being supportive! Happy New Year!!
Happy Blogiversary! What a festive looking cake!
Thanks Hallie!!
This cake…oh, this cake! It’s gorgeous, Zainab, and what a way to celebrate your anniversary and ring in the new year. Congrats on your anniversary, and I’m so happy I found your blog…so many beautiful dishes. You always inspire. Happy 2014!
Thanks Marcie!! Happy New Year! Can’t wait to see what 2013 brings too 🙂
Oh this looks SO yummy… Happy 1 year on your blog my dear! 🙂
Thanks Tyler!!
Congratulations on 1 year! I am always so impressed by everything you share here! This cake is gorgeous and a perfect way to celebrate!
Thank you Meghan!! You are always so kind 🙂
Congratulations! What a gorgeous cake to celebrate!
Thank you Ashley!
Happy Blogiversary!! This looks like the perfect way to celebrate!
Thanks Steph!