Pink Champagne Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 18 1/4 ounces cake mix, no pudding, and must be to taste champagne
• 1/2-3/4 cup champagne, chilled (pink, , sweet, dry)
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup champagne
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 5 -5 1/2 cups additional powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 use a box of cake mix (no pudding) and substitute champagne - 1/2 to 3/4 cup to replace all of the liquid called for in the cake mix. so if the box says 3/4 cup water replace with 3/4 cup champagne. i did use one that had 1 1/4 cups water and replaced with champagne, just depends on the cake mix brand you buy. the kind of champagne/sparkling wine (pink, , sweet, dry) used will determine the flavor. i usually just buy the cheap pink sparkling stuff in the grocery store, it's sweet and yummy in this!
• 2 tint with red food coloring to a soft pink, use a drop at a time, this stuff will stain, probably take about 3 drops.
• 3 bake cake as instructed on box. i usually make in 9x13-inch pan, but for an elegant layer cake use two 9 round cake pans, a heart pan would be perfect for valentine's day!
• 4 creamy champagne frosting:.
• 5 beat 1 cup softened butter for 30 seconds. gradually add 4 cups powdered sugar.
• 6 beat in 1/4 cup milk, 1/4 cup champagne, and 1 tb vanilla.
• 7 beat in 5-5 1/2 more cups powdered sugar till you can spread it or is consistency you want.
• 8 add red coloring till pink color, again slowly add a drop at a time till color you want. frost completely cooled cake.
• 9 this is excellent served the next day after being refrigerated all night so the flavors can blend!