Baking and booze have gone hand-in-hand for years, but it’s time to put two and two together and put the booze in the baking. Be forewarned, these are not your grandma’s Christmas goodies…
White Russian Cupcakes with Vodka Buttercream
When you thought a White Russian couldn’t get more decadent…
For the cupcake:
1 ¾ cups sugar
1 cup unsalted butter
3 cups flour
½ cup buttermilk
¼ cup Thatcher’s Small Batch Organic Vodka
½ cup coffee liqueur
1 tbsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla powder
½ tsp salt
4 large eggs, room temperature
For the frosting:
4 oz butter
4 cups powdered sugar
¼ cup Thatcher’s Small Batch Organic Vodka
½ tsp vanilla
Splash of milk
Get the full recipe here.
Boozy Blood Orange Cream Cheese Pound Cake
You had us at boozy…
For the cake:
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, at room temperature
4 oz (1/2 block) cream cheese, at room temperature
2 tbsp fresh blood orange zest
2 cups sugar
5 eggs, at room temperature
½ tsp vanilla
¾ cup half and half
¼ cup fresh blood orange juice
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
For the syrup:
½ cup sugar
¼ cup water
¼ cup (4 tablespoons) butter
¼ cup blood orange liqueur
¼ cup whiskey
For the glaze:
1¼ cups powdered sugar
2 tbsp fresh blood orange juice
1 tbsp half and half
1 tbsp butter, melted and cooled
½ tsp vanilla
Get the full recipe here.
Chocolate Vasilopita
A perfect afternoon treat.
285 grams almonds, pulverized
100 grams all-purpose flour
15 grams corn flour
½ tsp sea salt with peppermint
1 tsp baking soda
Zest of one lemon
1 tbsp lemon juice
5 large eggs, separated
250 grams granulated sugar
185 grams unsalted butter
10 drops raspberry extract
50 ml Thatcher’s Organic Prickly Pear Liqueur
80 grams white chocolate
Get the full recipe here.
Lemon and Elderflower Cupcakes
A match made in heaven.
For the cupcakes:
2 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp table salt
1 ½ cups sugar
Zest of 2 lemons
3 whole eggs
1 ½ tsp vanilla extract
¾ cup vegetable oil
1 cup full fat sour cream
Juice of ½ lemon
For the Elderflower Swiss Meringue Buttercream:
3 large egg whites
1 cup white sugar
1 ½ cups unsalted butter
2-3 tbsp Thatcher’s Organic Elderflower Liqueur
Pinch of salt
Get the full recipe here.
Drunken Brownies
Simple, yet effective.
3 oz dark chocolate
¾ cup sugar
½ cup butter
¼ cup Thatcher’s Organic Small Batch Vodka
2 large eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
Get the full recipe here.
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