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The supremely elegant pink champagne cake, largely unknown east of the Mississippi, is a house specialty at California’s Madonna Inn and a staple of many local bakeries.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, grease and flour 3 (8 inch) pans. 3 cups (342 g) cake flour. 1 Tablespoon (15 g) baking powder. 1/2 teaspoon (2g) salt. 6 egg whites (194g) 1 cup (242g) pink champagne, I used Andre Blush Champagne. 2 teaspoons (8 g) vanilla.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and parchment line 2-9 inch cake pans. With an electric mixer or stand mixer on medium speed, cream butter and sugar. Mix in vanilla, champagne extract or almond extract. In a separate bowl, sift cake flour, baking powder and salt.
When you take your road trip to the famous Madonna Inn spend time there, do not rush your visit. Go have a bite to eat at the Copper Café or sit down at Alex Madonna’s Gold Rush Steak House and enjoy a cattleman’s dinner among the 1960’s style pink tucked leather booths.
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