Happy Friday! Today I am guest posting on Cupcakes Take the Cake for my Amaretto Apple Cupcakes. I am so thrilled. If you follow Never Dessert You on Instagram, you may have seen a sneek peek of the sliced apples after they was simmered in the amaretto.
These cupcakes reminds me so much of fall, with the smell of apples and cinnamon. It is like an apple pie with spices and alcohol of course.
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Showing posts with label friday cocktail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label friday cocktail. Show all posts
Friday, September 28, 2012
Friday, September 21, 2012
Friday Cocktail: CB2 Cocktail Dishes
Today I went to one of my favorite store's CB2 for inspiration. I love some of the items I saw for the perfect hostess for a cocktail party!
Are these not cute?

Friday, September 14, 2012
Friday Cocktail: Bloody Mary Cupcakes
Bloody Mary Cupcakes
Ingredients
Cupcake
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp baking soda
1tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp celery salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 stick unsalted butter (room temperature)
1 1/8 cups packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs (room temperature)
1 1/2 tsp Tabasco sauce
1/4 tsp Worcetershire sauce
1/4 cup vodka
1 1/2 tsp red food coloring
3/4 cup condensed tomato soup
Cayenne Vodka Buttercream
3 2/3 cups powdered sugar
2 sticks unsalted butter (room temperature)
1 tsp celery salt
2 tblsp plus 2 tsp milk
2 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp vodka
1 tsp cayenne pepper
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line cupcake pan with cupcake liners. Set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, clery salt and black pepper. Set aside.
3. Using an electric mixer on medium speed beat butter lightly, Add sugar, mixing lightly. Add egss beating until light and fluffy. Add Tabasco, Worcetershire, vodka, and food coloring mixing, until well combined. Alternate between adding soup and flour mintures in four additions, beginning and ending with flour.
4. Divide batter evenly among the cupcake liners and bake for 18 to 22 minutes or until tester comes out clean when inserted in cupcake. Cool on wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove cupcakes from the pan and cool compeletly.
5. For frosting sift the podered sugar in a medium bowl. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and celery salt together, for 1 minute. Add podered sugar and milk, alternating between the two. Beat until combined. Scrape sides of the bowl. Add lemon juice, vanilla, vodka, and cayenne pepper. Mix until combined. Beat mixture on high for 5 to 9 minutes until light and fluffy.
6. Transfer frosting to pastry bag with a pastry tip attached. Frost the completely cooled cupcakes. Serve.
Recipe adapted from Intoxicated Cupcakes and Food Network
Friday, August 24, 2012
Friday Cocktail: Berries in White Zinfandel Gelée
So glad today is Friday. The weather is nice
outside, perfect to sit on the beach with a good cocktail drink, and just enjoy
the view. Snap! Back to reality there are no beaches in Atlanta, GA. Sorry
Savannah, GA beach does not count. Yep, I am making comparisons to the
Caribbean.
But cocktails and
chocolate always go together. This gelee would make perfect for a cocktail
party with friends. Serve fruit, cheese, crackers, and some good red wine, you
would have a hit party. Summer is not over yet so these summer berries are a
nice way to serve and still have a cocktail all in one.
D on't drink? You
could use your favorite fruit drink or a frozen concentrate drink (thawed) and
it would be perfect also. Kids would love this too. Don’t be afraid to add
pineapple, kiwi, and peaches.
Bu
Berries
in White Zinfandel Gelée
Ingredients
1
bottle Pink White Zinfandel, chilled
2
pks. unflavored powdered gelatin (I used Knox)
1
1⁄2 cups sugar
Vegetable
or canola oil, for greasing
Fresh
raspberries
Fresh
strawberries cut into squares
Directions
1. Pour 1⁄2 cup of the wine
into a bowl, sprinkle in the gelatin and let it sit for 5 minutes. In a
saucepan heat the remaining wine and sugar over medium-high heat. Make sure you
stir occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Remove from stove and sir in the
gelatin mixture. Set aside and let fool for 10 minutes.
2. Grease mold or 4-oz
ramekins. Pour 2 tblsp. into each mold. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Put desired
amount of strawberries in each mold. Pour just enough wine mixture to cover
half of the berries. Return to refrigerator and chill for another 30 min. Add
about 6 raspberries. Add remaining wine mixture. Chill until set for about 4
hours. * If you are using more than one fruit repeat steps to add layers.
3. When set, run a knife
along the edge of each mold and set mold in a bowl of hot water for 5 seconds.
Invert on plate.
Recipe slightly adapted from Saveur
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