New Year's Eve Dark Chocolate Champagne Cake is a rich chocolate cake filled with festive champagne and covered with edible gold flakes to ring in the new year!
Happy New Year! Nothing like Dark Chocolate and Champagne to usher in a fresh New Year! The proverbial curtain was drawn at 11:59 PM and 2013 exited the stage in a wave of hugs, kisses and cheers. Farewell 13!
Bring on the brand spanking, sparkly New Year - 2014! It doesn't quite roll off the tongue, but I predict it will be golden! Which brings me to this cube of chocolatey, golden deliciousness.
I do believe this is my most sparkly of posts, to date. See, we are indeed off to a great start! I was going for glitzy-shabby-chic to, but missed the mark somewhat. I still love it, though.
As you can see, I went to town with the edible gold flakes. Nothing was spared - the glasses were rimmed, the numbers were dipped and the cake was showered in the stuff. So was the counter, floors and everything in between.
A real mess maker, but a pretty one.
The cake is a rich, dark chocolate with a little champagne added to the batter and the buttercream. It was dreamy. I've shared the recipe below. And on that note, I wish you a year filled with much love, good health and success in all your endeavours.
Thanks for hanging out here with me each week. I would love to hear how you rang in the New Year?
Servings: 10
Ingredients
Cake
- 174 grams unbleached all-purpose flour
- 83 grams unsweetened dark cocoa powder
- 5.5 grams baking powder
- 6 grams baking soda
- 5 grams salt
- 380 grams granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 244 grams whole milk
- 105 grams vegetable oil
- 12 grams vanilla extract
- 118 grams boiling water
- 110 grams champagne or sparkling wine
Buttercream
- 230 grams unsalted butter
- 422 grams confectioner's sugar
- 110 grams champagne
- pinch of crushed vanilla beans
- Edible gold flakes to decorate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Prepare two 4x2 square pans. If using larger pans, trim cakes to achieve this size.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the sugar and set aside.
- Add the eggs, vanilla, oil and milk and beat on medium speed until well combined using the paddle attachment. Add champagne and continue beating on low until completely combined.
- Using a wooden spoon, stir the boiling water into the batter. Pour the batter into each pan. I weigh my batter to achieve identical baked cakes.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a tooth pick inserted into the centre comes out clean.
To make the buttercream:
- Using the paddle attachment of your stand mixer, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the vanilla beans. Add the champagne one tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is achieved. Beat until smooth.
Assembly:
- Level cakes if needed. Fill with a generous amount of buttercream and stack. Mask the cake with the remaining buttercream. Add gold flakes to sides, finishing up with the top. Add topper.
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01VanillaBean01 says
It certainly is a pretty one! What a lovely dessert to ring in the New Year with and accompanied with gold glittered glasses filled with champagne makes this a perfect way to welcome 2014. Wishing you all the best Jacquee, in all that you do and in all that comes your way.
G Pavao says
Very pretty! I love champagne cake but never thought to make chocolate champagne cake. Pinned it so that I can remember to try this in the future.
I Sugar Coat It! says
I had a little too much of the bubbly and very little sleep, so 2014 is looking a little fuzzy at the moment. 🙂 Best wishes to you, Paula!
I Sugar Coat It! says
The champagne isn't very noticeable in the cake on its own, but with the frosting - yes. It's is quite subtle.
DebEastofEdenCook says
What a dazzler! A most splendid cake to begin the New Year!
Radhika says
So very beautiful J!!! Yours is spectacular.
Happy New Year! We brought in the NY watching the fireworks in Singapore----on TV 🙂
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Regina @SpecialtyCakeCreations says
Such a fantastic looking cake! All glammed up for the new year. I hope you had a wonderful NY party. TBH I had the most boring NYE I can remember. Pregnancy induced headache had me down in bed and asleep by 9pm. Poor hubby
I Sugar Coat It! says
HNY to you, Radhika!
I Sugar Coat It! says
I have had NYEs like that and I don't have your excuse.:)