Recipes and Cooking Champagne Cake with Fresh Strawberries 3.6 (186) 14 Reviews Replace the water in your cake mix with bubbly for a party-worthy champagne cake with strawberries. This pretty pink cake tastes as amazing as it looks! By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 14, 2011 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 20 mins Cool Time: 10 mins Total Time: 30 mins Servings: 10 Ingredients 1 package 2-layer-size white cake mix Champagne or sparkling wine 1 16 ounce can vanilla frosting Few drops red food coloring Sliced or whole fresh strawberries Directions Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and lightly flour two 8x1-1/2-inch round cake pans; set aside. Prepare cake mix according to package directions, except replace the water with an equal amount of champagne. Pour batter into prepared pans, spreading evenly. Bake according to package directions. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on racks. Tint frosting with food coloring to make a light pink. Place one cake layer, bottom side up, on a serving plate. Spread with about 1/2 cup of the tinted frosting. Place remaining cake layer, rounded side up, on top. Frost top and side of cake with remaining frosting. Garnish with strawberries. Jason Donnelly Rate it Print