Sparkling wine in the batter and glaze adds a unique brightness to this party-worthy dessert. “I use vanilla paste here for its intense flavor,” says recipe developer Alice Medrich. “You can also use an equal amount of vanilla extract in place of the paste.”

• 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sparkling wine or milk
• 3 Tablespoons sour cream
• 2 cups sugar
• ¾ cup unsalted butter, melted
• ¼ cup safflower or canola oil
• 5 cold eggs
• 2 Tablespoons vanilla paste or vanilla extract
• 1 recipe Sparkling Wine Glaze, recipe below

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan; set aside. In large bowl mix together flour, baking powder, and salt. Sift mixture; set aside. Stir together sparkling wine and sour cream; set aside.
2. In large mixing bowl beat sugar, melted butter, and oil with electric mixer until well combined. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Beat in vanilla paste. Beat on medium to high 3 to 5 minutes or until thicker and lighter in color. Add one-third the flour mixture; beat on low just until combined, scraping sides of bowl as needed. Add half the wine mixture; beat just until combined. Repeat with one-third the flour mixture, the remaining wine mixture, and remaining flour mixture. With rubber spatula scrape batter into prepared pan.
3. Bake 50 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes. Turn out on rack; cool completely. Drizzle with Sparkling Wine Glaze.

Makes 16 servings.

Sparkling Wine Glaze: In small bowl combine 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 Tbsp. sparkling wine. Stir in additional wine, 1 teaspoon at a time, to reach drizzling consistency.