Champagne and Strawberries Cake Recipe

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 Everybody needs to make this amazing Champagne and Strawberries Cake at least once (and then you'll want to make it again and again).

This Champagne and Strawberries cake recipe is the best! So moist and flavorful, and perfect for your special occasions!

It is such a moist and flavorful cake, and the combination of champagne and strawberries is perfect!

The combination of strawberries and champagne is a longtime favorite for special celebrations, anniversaries, Valentine's Day, and more. I have to say that in cake form, it is even better! 

This isn't the first time that we've created a recipe with champagne cake layers.

We have a few Champagne Cakes in our Recipes section. For example, our scratch pink champagne cake, Champagne Pound Cake, Strawberry Champagne Cake, and an easy Pink Champagne Cake with Mix are all great options.

Champagne and Strawberries Cake is perfect for Special Occasions

Valentine's Day was on our minds when we decided on today's Champagne and Strawberries cake recipe, but it would also be perfect for so many other occasions including engagement parties, anniversaries, New Year's Eve, 21st birthdays, bachelorette parties, or any adult celebrations that call for something special. 

Champagne and Strawberries Cake Recipe- SO delicious and perfect for special occasions!

While this recipe is similar in some ways to our scratch Pink Champagne Cake recipe, this time we are using plain Champagne in the batter as well small bits of sliced strawberries and strawberry extract.

To bring in even more champagne flavor, we've also lightly infused the finished layers with a delicious champagne simple syrup.

How to Make a Champagne and Strawberries Cake 

After baking the cake layers, I poked the top of the cake layers with a thin stir straw. This will help our champagne syrup soak into the cake.

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Next, I brushed my cake layers with a simple champagne syrup. Although we have champagne baked into the cake layers, this syrup gives us an additional layer of flavor.

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I filled the cake layers with a light and luscious whipped strawberry cream cheese filling. This recipe  is going to be a new go-to for us when we need a light and flavorful strawberry filling!

If you love whipped cream fillings and you love cream cheese fillings, this recipe is for you. It has a light consistency that is a bit thicker than the usual whipped filling, giving us the best of both worlds- and the flavor is oh so good!

Since this is a soft strawberry filling, it's a good idea to first pipe a dam of buttercream about ¼  to ½ inch within the edges of the cake layers and then fill with the strawberry cream.

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We frosted our cake with an easy and delicious Strawberries and Champagne Buttercream. 

This Strawberry Champagne buttercream recipe is similar in many ways to our classic strawberry buttercream, but we've replaced some of the strawberry puree with champagne.

There is just a hint of champagne flavor in this buttercream, as the strawberry flavor is more pronounced. However when combined with the champagne flavor of the cake layers and simple syrup, everything is perfectly balanced!

I used my offset spatula to give the frosting a little texture as I applied it. I love this pretty shade of pink! Although we don't have any piped buttercream details with this design, the consistency of this strawberry champagne buttercream would be perfect for piping.

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Now for the inside! If your strawberry bits sink to the bottom of the cake, it's okay! Most of mine did too...but the extra flavor is totally worth it- and it's such a pretty slice!

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We hope that you enjoy this cake as much as we have! 

Looking for more Boozy Cakes?

We've made several delicious boozy cake recipes over the years, from elegant champagne-infused cake recipes to fun and fruity cocktail-inspired cake recipes.

We're sharing some of our favorites below, but for additional details and recipes, hop over to our full roundup of Boozy Cake Recipes! Some of our most popular are Pina Colada Cake, Margarita Cupcakes, and Limoncello Cake!

  *Also, for strawberry lovers, don't miss our scratch Strawberry Cake Recipe as well as our Strawberry Cake from Cake Mix!

This Champagne and Strawberries Cake by MyCakeSchool.com is SO moist and delicious- it is the perfect special occasion cake!

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This Champagne and Strawberries Cake by MyCakeSchool.com is SO moist and delicious- it is the perfect special occasion cake!

Champagne and Strawberries Cake Recipe

This sophisticated Champagne and Strawberries Cake is amazingly moist and flavorful!
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 15 servings
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Ingredients

For the Cake

  • 3 cups cake flour (342g)
  • 1 Tablespoon baking powder (15g)
  • ½ teaspoon salt (2g)
  • 6 egg whites (194g)
  • 1 cup champagne (242g)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract (8g)
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (18g) we use canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon strawberry extract (4g)
  • 2 cups sugar (400g)
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened (226g)
  • ¾ cup of finely chopped strawberries

Champagne Simple Syrup

  • ½ cup 100g sugar
  • ½ cup 116g champagne

For the strawberry Whipped Cream Filling

  • 8 oz Full Fat Cream Cheese, softened (226g)
  • 2 cups powdered sugar (measure or weigh, then sift.) (230g)
  • 3 Tablespoons Strawberry Puree 4-5 strawberries (34g)
  • 1 teaspoon Strawberry Extract (optional) (4g)
  • 1 cup Heavy Cream (232g)

For the Strawberries and Champagne Buttercream

  • 3 sticks unsalted butter, softened (339g)
  • ¼ Cup Pureed Strawberries (approximately 5-6 medium strawberries)
  • ¼ Cup Champagne
  • ½ teaspoon Salt (optional) this will cut the sweetness (popcorn salt will dissolve more quickly) (3g)
  • 7 ½ -8 cups Powdered Sugar (863g) (You can adjust amount slightly up or down to your liking.)
  • 1 teaspoon strawberry extract (4g)

Instructions

For the Cake

  • Preheat Oven to 350 degrees, grease and flour three (8 inch) pans
  • In a medium size bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside
  • In another bowl combine the egg whites, champagne, vanilla, strawberry extract, and vegetable oil. Whisk until blended and set aside.
  • In the bowl of your mixer, cream the butter and sugar 3 to 5 minutes. When it is light and fluffy add approximately ⅓ of the dry ingredients and mix until blended. Then add ½ of the liquid ingredients mixing until blended. Continue alternating dry and wet ingredients. Begin and end with dry ingredients (3 additions of dry and 2 wet). *Makes 7 ½ cups of batter.
  • Pour into prepared pans and sprinkle finely chopped strawberries over the batter, trying to avoid clumping the strawberries together. Bake 25 to 30 minutes. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted the center comes out clean. Cool in baking pans 10 min. then turn out.
  • For the Champagne Simple Syrup
  • In a small saucepan add the sugar and champagne. Over medium heat, cook until the sugar dissolves, stirring constantly until the mixture is clear. 
  • Remove from the heat and cool completely before using. It can be stored in the refrigerator approximately 2 weeks. 
  • Use sparingly on your cake layers. Using a toothpick or skewer, make a few holes on the top of each cake layer. Remember that using too much syrup can cause the cake to become soggy. Using a pastry brush, brush the simple syrup on top of each cake layer. Now you are ready to fill and frost your cake. 

For the Whipped Strawberry Cream Cheese Filling:

  • Freeze your mixing bowl and beaters 10-15 minutes before whipping the cream).
  • Use the whisk attachment for a stand mixer, or beaters if using a hand mixer.  Starting on medium speed and increasing to high, mix the cream until stiff peaks form.  This can happen very quickly so don't walk away from the mixer.  You are at the stiff peak stage when you can lift the beater and the cream stands straight up forming a peak.
  • In another bowl, add the cream cheese, powdered sugar, strawberry puree and strawberry extract. Mix until blended and smooth.
  • Gently fold in the whipped heavy cream until well combined.
  • This is a soft filling which requires refrigeration.
  • For the Champagne and Strawberries Buttercream Frosting
  • In the bowl of your mixer, cream the softened butter until smooth. Blend in strawberry extract.
  • Gradually add the powdered sugar along with the champagne and strawberries until the powdered sugar is incorporated. Beat at medium speed 3 to 4 minutes. The texture will become very smooth. If you are tinting the entire batch of buttercream light pink, you can add a very small amount of coloring gel while it is mixing.
  • If the buttercream is too thin add more powdered sugar.

 

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80 Comments

  1. Could we make this in a 9x13 cake pan and possibly split it into 2 layers or would they be too thin? Thank you! Cannot wait to try this one.

  2. Hi Priyanka, You could use a sparkling white grape juice instead of champagne. Welch's is one brand, I'm sure there must be others.

    Hi Nancy, This recipe makes approximately 7 cups of batter and that would be the minimum number of cups for a 9x13 pan. I think once split the layers would be thin and possibly difficult to work with.

  3. Hi Ms. Melissa, since this cake has whipped cream and cream cheese in the frosting, how long can this cake stay at room temperature before putting it back in the refrigerator

    thank you
    Maria

  4. Hi Marie, To be on the safe side, I would say not much over 1 hour. When a frosting or filling sits out too long it will taste fine, but it is not.

  5. I made this cake and followed it to a tee. It came out heavy and dense. What could have happen to make it this way. I thought it was suppose to be a light and fluffy cake.

  6. Hi Linda, I am very sorry you had a problem with the recipe. The following are some possible causes. Too much flour can cause a dense cake, so it is always best to weigh ingredients. If you do not have a scale, flour should be spooned into a measuring cup , overfill and level off with the back of a knife. Make sure to preheat your over for at least 15 minutes. If not at the correct temperature the cake batter will not rise as quickly as it should, giving you a dense. Make sure your baking powder is not out of date. Do not over mix or mix at too high a speed. It is best to not mix above medium speed. I hope this is helpful

  7. First I love your cakes. Every time I make one them I get rave reviews. I think it awful nice of me to share about 80% of my cakes with my neighbors. Ha, Ha. There is only my husband and myself to eat these wonderful cakes. If I didn't share I would probably be a 100 pound over weight. Besides I love seeing their faces when I bring over one of delicious cakes. Ok, for the questions. I just celebrated my 75th birthday and would love to make this cake. Question 1, can I freeze this cake? Question 2, I need to make this 9 inches round instead of 3 8 inch cakes. Question 3 how much batter in each pan and how long do I bake if for? Because of the tacky decoration I want to put on it, I need a 9 inch cake. If it turns out okay I will send you a picture of my garish cake.
    Thank you again,
    Claudia Richartz