You know what you deserve? Cake. You know what you also deserve? Wine. Together. Delicious cake and wine together.
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Cosmopolitan.com and Laura Burgess, a Vivino
Partner Sommelier, came up with delicious cake and wine pairings for
your next celebration. Or night in. Because you don't need a celebration
to enjoy cake and wine, really.
Burgess understands that cake might not be the
go-to dessert when it comes to wine, but she wants you to know that when
the two come together it's delicious. She says that the key to these
pairings is to pair the wine with the cake frosting, because that will
change the flavor of your dessert more than anything. Let's get to it.
1. Red Velvet Cake and Pinot Noir
The signature cake of basic women around the world,
red velvet is a damn delight. With its smooth texture and cream cheese
frosting, it's delicious. Burgess suggests pairing this with a Pinot
Noir to accent the chocolate undertones in red velvet cake with cherry
and berry flavors. Burgess recommends Red Velvet cake with Gérard Bertrand Réserve Spéciale Pinot Noir.
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2. Funfetti Cake and Sparkling Rosé
Your next birthday dessert and drink situation has
been figured out for you. Burgess says that Funfetti cake demands wine
that's fun and can revive a sugar-stained palate. "Delicate, creamy
strawberry flavors are refreshing, and bubbles literally cleanse the
palate," she says. Burgess recommends Funfetti cake with Patrick Bottex La Cueille Bugey-Cerdon.
3. Chocolate Devil's Food Cake and Red Blends
"Red blends, especially domestic ones that combine a
range of varieties like Cabernet, Grenache, and Syrah, steal the show,"
Burgess says. She says the combination of chocolate-covered cake slices
and red wine is like "a spa day for your palate." I'm into it. Burgess
recommends chocolate devil's food cake with Chappellet Mountain Cuvée.
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4. White Wedding Cake with Vanilla Frosting and Riesling
Pro tip for pairing vanilla cake and wine: Bottles
labelled "off-dry"— which are slightly sweet — are key, because they'll
bring out the best flavors in the vanilla cake. Burgess recommends
pairing white wedding cake that has vanilla frosting with Château Ste. Michelle Riesling.
5. Cheesecake and White Dessert Wine
Burgess says "there's just nothing like fluffy
cheesecake at parties, dinners, or [for] Netflix marathons." Amen. She
says dessert wines — in particular whites like Sauternes and Cerons —
work best. "The high fat content in cheesecake begs for a wine with
acid to keep things refreshing," she says. Burgess recommends pairing
cheesecake with Château De Rayne Vigneau Sauternes 1er Cru Classé.
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6. Lemon-Flavored Cake and Prosecco
Similar to lemon cake, Prosecco is light. Burgess
says that delicate flavors of orange and citrus plus the bubbles will
intensify the tart lemon in the cake, making the wine and cake better.
That is #WinePairingGoals, after all. Burgess recommends pairing lemon
cake with Sommariva Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore Brut Prosecco.
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7. Yellow Birthday Cake with Chocolate Icing and Bordeaux
"The combination of earthy aromas and berry flavors of Bordeaux contrast
the intensely chocolate frosting and crumbly yellow cake, making for a
perfect pairing when sticky palates and Bordeaux collide," Burgess says.
She recommends pairing yellow birthday cake and Tire Pé DieM Bordeaux.
