Champagne extract can enhance the taste of baked goods and sweets. It can be used in recipes as a substitute for other extracts. It is found in gourmet and cookery stores and can add a pleasant taste to cakes, cookies, and brownies.
For anyone who enjoys the taste of champagne, keeping a small bottle of champagne extract at home is a good idea. Here are some ideas on how to enjoy the champagne taste of the extract in different ways.
As a flavoring designed to enhance the taste of all types of baked goods and sweets, champagne extract can be used in much of the same ways that people use vanilla and other types of extracts. Essentially a champagne flavor concentration that is not made with processed sugar or alcohol, the extract has a very strong taste and smell. This is not unusual with any type of extract, and in fact champagne extract is easily substituted for other extracts in recipes. The units of measurement will be the same, so if a recipe calls for a tablespoon of vanilla extract, simply use a tablespoon of champagne extract.
Champagne extract can add an unexpected and pleasant taste to yellow cakes. The champagne flavoring will give the cake a slightly more grown-up flavor while still retaining all the fun of having a piece of cake. For people who really appreciate the champagne taste of the extract, a few drops mixed into the white icing will beef up the taste without letting the combination be too overpowering.
Along with cakes, champagne extract works well in any type of batter that’s prepared for some sort of dessert. Fruit tarts are especially good with a dash of champagne extract added to the batter. When baking shortbread cookies, adding a little champagne extract will actually enhance the buttery flavor of the cookies, bringing out a slightly nutty taste. Even brownies can benefit from the presence of a small champagne extract, enhancing the taste of cocoa which is sometimes masked by the sugar used in most recipes.
Finding champagne extract is a little more difficult than getting a bottle of vanilla or lemon extract. A good place to look for champagne extract is at gourmet markets. As is true with many types of specialty extracts, the bottles will be small. The cost of champagne extract will also be slightly higher than the price of more common extracts, but the added taste will make it well worth the difference in cost. Along with grocery stores, champagne extract is also found in many cookery stores, outlet stores that carry a line of cake decorating supplies, and even some high-end supermarkets.
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