Sparkling Cider Cake

Recipe makes 24 cupcakes or 3 six-inch round cakes

Line cake pans with parchment paper

Cake

Ingredients:

*3/4 cup Butter, room temperature

*3/4 to 1 cup Sugar, I like the less sugar

*3 Eggs, room temperature

*1 teaspoon Clear Vanilla Extract

*1 and 3/4 cups All-purpose Flour, sifted twice

*1/4 cup Cornstarch

*2 teaspoons Baking Powder

*1/2 teaspoon Sea Salt

*1 cup Sparkling Cider, room temperature and fold in at the end

Instructions:

Cream together in a stand mixer, with paddle attachment, on medium low-speed the butter and sugar until a light yellow color. Then add the vanilla and 1 egg at a time until eggs are fully incorporated.

Sift together in a bowl the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and sea salt.

Slowly add the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture on medium low-speed and mix just until the batter is smooth, be careful not to over mix. Then fold in by hand the Sparkling Cider, batter will be foamy.

Scoop evenly between 3 round cake pans and bake at 350*F. for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.  Cool completely before freezing or frosting.

Frosting

Ingredients:

*5 cups Powdered Sugar

*1 cup Butter, room temperature

*1/2 cup White Vegetable Shortening

*1 teaspoon Clear Vanilla Extract

*1/4 cup Sparkling Cider, room temperature, add more as needed

Instructions:

In a bowl combine the powdered sugar, butter, shortening, vanilla and cider. Use a hand mixer and beat together until light and creamy.  Frost or pipe on frosting on the cake just before serving and decorate with rose gold sprinkles.

Sparkling Cider Syrup, optional but adds extra flavor to the cake

*1/2 cup Sugar

*1/2 cup Sparkling Cider

Instructions:

In a saucepan on medium low heat, heat the sugar and cider just until sugar dissolves and becomes a syrup. Drizzle syrup over top of the 3 round cakes before frosting.

**Decorate cake right after frosting just before serving with Sixlets, Sprinkles, sugar crystal sprinkles and round decorative candies as desired.

*Wilton’s Rose Gold Sanding Sugar, found at Walmart

*Rose Gold Sixlets for Cupcake Toppers, at Party Stores

*Silver Foil Cupcake Liners,Walmart

Also see Our Sparkling Cider Cupcakes for additional tips.

See our Rose Gold New Year’s Eve Party

Enjoy!

Lindy