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December 23, 2016 by: Courtney

Countdown to Midnight Champagne Cake!

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If you’re looking for a show-stopping New Year’s Eve celebration dessert, you will love this CHAMPAGNE CAKE!

Countdown to Midnight Champagne Cake for the perfect New Year's Eve Dessert!

Champagne Cake

The countdown to New Year’s has started, and speaking of countdowns…there’s only one way to celebrate the special occasion of New Year’s Eve and that is with CHAMPAGNE! If there is ever the “ultimate party”, it’s certainly New Year’s Eve where we’re all but obligated to grab a glass of champagne and celebrate the past year while ushering in the next. So the perfect accompaniment is naturally a Countdown to Midnight Champagne Cake, right? Right!

Countdown to Midnight Champagne Cake for the perfect New Year's Eve Dessert!

Kitchen-Aid recently made me the happiest baker on the planet by sending me the gorgeous Satin Copper Stand Mixer that I’ve been loving ever since it first came out. Truly, this beauty could just sit on your kitchen counter and instantly make your kitchen look like a chic interior space. I. Am. Obsessed. Alas, I like my mixers to look pretty and be functional which is great because this mixer is fantastic! It’s perfect for cakes because I use it for the batter and also my frosting (speaking of Frostings…). So the Countdown to Midnight Champagne Cake was created as it’s the most delicious way to ring in the New Year. Plus, it requires you open a bottle of champagne, need I say more?

Countdown to Midnight Champagne Cake for the perfect New Year's Eve Dessert!The premise of this cake is super simple. Take a crowd-pleasing pound cake and top it with luscious champagne frosting and then decorate like the face of a clock! Now I suggest lighting a sparkler in the middle for the ultimate presentation to your guests but that detail is up to you! Edible glitter or sprinkles would also be pretty garnishes! This cake is super simple but when you’re trying to pick an outfit, organize cocktails, meet up with friends, prep your house for a party, etc… it gets wild! So a simple yet super cute dessert fits the bill!

Countdown to Midnight Champagne Cake for the perfect New Year's Eve Dessert!

For the clock face, I used simple chocolate frosting to pipe on the letters. You could also use melted chocolate, royal icing, or colored frosting. There are lots of ways to recreate it!

https://pizzazzerie.com/diy/diy-food-treats/new-years-champagne-cake/

Countdown to Midnight Pound Cake with Champagne Frosting

Author: Courtney Whitmore - Pizzazzerie
You will love this celebration cake for New Year's Eve! 
5 from 1 vote
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Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 14 slices
Calories 798 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the Pound Cake:

  • 2 cups unsalted butter softened
  • 3 cups white sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream or milk
  • 2 teaspoons almond extract
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

For the Champagne Frosting:

  • 1/2 cup 1 stick butter, softened
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 6 tablespoons champagne

Instructions
 

For the Pound Cake:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease your cake pans.
  • In the bowl of your Kitchen Aid Mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the flour alternately with the heavy cream, mixing just until incorporated. Don't over-mix.
  • Pour batter evenly into prepared baking pans. Bake in the preheated oven for 45-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean. Baking time will be dependent on the size of your pans. For smaller pans, baking time will be decreased so watch carefully and use the toothpick trick! Allow to cool before frosting cake.

For the Champagne Frosting:

  • Beat butter until light and fluffy in your Kitchen Aid Mixer. Add in powdered sugar one cup at a time alternating with champagne until incorporated. If frosting is too loose, add more powdered sugar. If frosting is too thick, add more champagne.

Nutrition

Calories: 798kcalCarbohydrates: 105gProtein: 6gFat: 39gSaturated Fat: 24gCholesterol: 174mgSodium: 95mgPotassium: 87mgSugar: 76gVitamin A: 1300IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 2.1mg
Keyword cake, champagne cake
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

Countdown to Midnight Champagne Cake for the perfect New Year's Eve Dessert!

There you have it! I’m tickled pink with how my New Year’s dessert came out, and I hope you are inspired to create your own champagne cake too. One note on cake, I used a delicious pound cake, but you can most certainly recreate with any flavor you like! A chocolate cake with chocolate frosting (and piped numbers in white) would be equally is fabulous!

Thanks for stopping by, and if you’re on the hunt for more New Year’s Eve party ideas and recipes, you came to the right place. See a few of my top picks below or browse our New Year’s Eve page HERE. And if you are looking for a cupcake version, check out my champagne cupcakes too!

Thanks to Kitchen Aid for the fabulous Mixer! All opinions are my own. 

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  1. savingdessert2014 says

    December 26, 2016 at 10:42 am

    Absolutely adorable! Pinned :)

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    • Courtney says

      December 27, 2016 at 9:57 am

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  2. Evite (@evite) says

    December 27, 2016 at 12:06 pm

    We love this post!

    Reply
  3. Lisa says

    December 30, 2016 at 1:17 pm

    What size cake pans did you use? Thank you! This is super cute!

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    • tiffanysmith5413 says

      December 31, 2016 at 9:04 am

      Yes! I would also like to know what size cake pans please!! :)

      Reply
      • Courtney says

        January 1, 2017 at 9:23 pm

        Hi Tiffany! I used 8″ and it made two. You could make it in 9″ too, it would just be slightly thinner.

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        • tiffanysmith5413 says

          January 1, 2017 at 9:41 pm

          Thank you! I made it last night using the 8″ and it tasted absolutely amazing!!

          Reply
          • Courtney says

            January 4, 2017 at 10:11 pm

            Hooray! :)

  4. Kayla says

    December 30, 2016 at 4:04 pm

    At what point do you add the extracts? I did it after the flour and heavy cream mixing.

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    • Courtney says

      January 1, 2017 at 9:24 pm

      So sorry, I should have clarified that. Typically with the wet ingredients before adding dry but what you did is FINE also!

      Reply
  5. firsttimercooks says

    December 31, 2016 at 7:47 am

    Absolutely nice and cute one.
    I have tried it for a eggless and butterless chocolate cake.

    Reply
  6. Jhon Alex says

    October 28, 2018 at 8:38 am

    Very nice New Year Party Ideas shared on this website. I really like it and I try to implement it by my self and also tell my friends. Keep sharing more Happy new year party ideas with us so that we can make our new year memorable.

    Reply
  7. Sheila Book says

    September 17, 2020 at 6:53 am

    Absolutely nice and cute one.
    I really like it and I try to implement it by my self and also tell my friends.

    Reply
  8. Jack says

    September 23, 2020 at 1:17 am

    I really loved it. The new year is coming in next 3 months and would love to celebrate if corona gets control. I hope this would help us.

    Reply
  9. Karl David says

    October 4, 2020 at 5:13 am

    Absolutely nice and cute one.
    I really like it and I try to implement it by my self and also tell my friends.

    Reply

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