Royal Ascot Pink Bubbly Cake
With soft and fluffy vanilla sponge lathered in pink bubbly icing, The Pink Whisk’s Royal Ascot Pink Bubbly Cake is a sophisticated dessert for a sophisticated gathering.
Cooking time45 minutes
Prep time45 minutes
Servings10 portions

Ingredients
- 200 g Stork with Butter
- 400 g caster sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 450 g self-raising flour
- 300 ml milk
- Pink food colouring
- 250g Stork with butter
- 600g icing sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsps champagne
Energy (kcal) | 0 kcal |
Energy (kJ) | 0 kJ |
Protein (g) | 0.0 g |
Carbohydrate incl. fibre (g) | 0.0 g |
Carbohydrate excl. fibre (g) | 0.0 g |
Sugar (g) | 0.0 g |
Fibre (g) | 0.0 g |
Fat (g) | 0.0 g |
Saturated fat (g) | 0.0 g |
Unsaturated fat (g) | 0.0 g |
Monounsaturated fat (g) | 0.0 g |
Polyunsaturated fat (g) | 0.0 g |
Trans fat (g) | 0.0 g |
Cholesterol (mg) | 0 mg |
Sodium (mg) | 0 mg |
Salt (g) | 0.00 g |
Vitamin A (IU) | 0 IU |
Vitamin C (mg) | 0.0 mg |
Calcium (mg) | 0 mg |
Iron (mg) | 0.00 mg |
Potassium (mg) | 0 mg |
Instructions
- In a large bowl cream together the Stork with butter and caster sugar until well combined.
- Beat in the vanilla followed by the eggs one at a time.
- Add the flour and milk and beat well. Add a little pink food colouring and mix well. Gel colour is best to colour the cake mixture pink.
- Divide the mixture between 2 well-greased deep sided 8” cake tins and bake in the oven for 45 minutes until a skewer comes away clean.
- Transfer the baked cakes to a cooling rack and allow to cool fully.
- Whilst the cakes cool, beat together the frosting ingredients until well combined.
- Once the cakes have cooled level the tops of each with a sharp serrated knife and split each into 2 layers.
- On a serving plate sandwich together each of the 4 layers using a thin layer of frosting. Coat the top and sides of the cake with the remaining champagne vanilla frosting. Create a ridged effect around the side of the cake with the tip of a small palette knife.
- Decorate the top of the cake with crystallised rose petals and pearl sprinkles in different sizes, adding pearls around the base of the cake.
- Serve.
- Tip: To make your own crystallised rose petals: Separate the petals from the rose. Place the caster sugar into one small bowl and the egg white into a second. Beat the egg white with a fork to loosen. Coat both sides of a petal with egg white using a paint or pastry brush.
- Tip: Place the petal into the caster sugar and toss gently to coat.
- Tip: Set onto a sheet of baking paper and allow to dry out overnight.