champagne cake

Sparkling wine confection

Champagne cake is a celebratory dessert made with champagne or sparkling wine in the batter, frosting, or both.

The alcohol mostly bakes off, leaving a subtle effervescence and light flavor.

Popular for weddings, New Year's Eve, and other festive occasions: We're having champagne cake at the reception.

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champagne, cake, cakes, caked, caking, cakey

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G