Booze cakes Confections spiked with spirits, wine and beer

Bloggers and bakers have taken spiked cakes to trend-worthy status in recent years, and authors Castella and Stone promote "fun baking" using alcohol-including beer, wine, and spirits-in traditional and creative ways. More than 100 recipes are categorized in four sections: Classic Booze Cakes (including a tiramisu and a rum cake), Cocktail Cakes (such as the Harvey Wallbanger); Cake Shots (with selections like jelly cake shots and Long Island iced tea cakes); and Cakes with a Twist (taking classics up a notch, such as a carrot cake made with 151-proof rum). The introduction includes a clever "Booze Cake Rating System" broken down by "Lightweight," "Feeling It," and "Totally Tipsy." Recipes include easy-to-follow numbered steps, and sidebars are informative-and entertaining-including information on cakes in literature and creative ingredient substitutions. Recipes for homemade liqueurs and additional treats such as cream puffs and gingersnaps round out this well-designed-and beautifully photographed-title that makes a perfect summer gift. (Aug.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Castella (Crazy About Cupcakes) and graphic designer Stone have mixed the art of the cocktail with the science of baking in this charming cookbook. Filled with intoxicating color photographs and an easy-to-read layout, it contains over 40 recipes with numerous variations for cakes of all kinds. The introduction contains an overview of spirits along with a chart that delineates how much alcohol remains in a cake after baking. Each recipe features a series of icons to identify at a glance the type of cake, number of servings, baking time, occasion, and "Booze Meter." Chapters feature recipes for classic booze cakes (Golden Rum Cake), original recipes based on cocktails (Harvey Wallbanger Cake), cake shots (Blue Hawaii Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes), and classic cakes spiked with alcohol. The final chapters include easy recipes for homemade Irish cream, limoncello, and other liqueurs, as well as garnishes and frostings. Verdict Lucy Baker's The Boozy Baker (reviewed above) is a broader choice for libraries that can only afford one book for bakers who wish to satisfy their sweet tooth and enjoy an after-dinner drink, but the recipes here are more appealing and refined.-Pauline Baughman, Multnomah Cty. Lib., Portland, OR (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction: Booze Cakes Basics      Why Put Booze in Cake?      Baking with Spirits, Wine, and Beer           Beer           Brandy           Liqueurs           Rum           Tequila           Vodka           Whiskey           Wine      How Much Alcohol Stays in My Baking?      The Booze Cake Rating System           Type of Cake           Occasion           The Booze Meter      Please Bake Responsibly      Garnishing Cocktails & Cakes           Citrus           Berries & Cherries           Flavored Sugars           Miscellaneous Fruit           Tropical Fruits           Flowers & Herbs      Seven Tips for Success Classic Booze Cakes: Recipes that traditionally contain alcohol      Bananas Foster Gingerbread Flambé           Banana Nut Gingerbread Flambé           Cranberry Banana Gingerbread Flambé      Black Forest Cupcakes           Three-Layer Black Forest Cake           Black Forest Cupcakes with Chocolate-Covered Cherries      English Trifle           Peach Trifle           Sherry Trifle           Traditional Trifle      Golden Rum Cake           Chocolate Rum Cake           Nutty Golden Rum Cake           Spiced Golden Rum Cake      Honey Spice Beer Cake           Beer Pound Cake           Devil's Food Beer Cake           Devil's Food Spice Beer Cake           Stout Black Walnut Cake      Jamaican Ginger Cakes with Vanilla Butter Rum Sauce           Ginger Cakes with Candied Rum Ginger      Lane Cake           Whiskey Lane Cake           Six-Layer Lane Cake      Pink Champagne Cake           Chocolate Champagne Cake           White Champagne Cake      Sweet & Salty Nut-Roll Torte           Apple-Raisin Nut-Roll Torte           Chocolate Nut-Roll Torte      Tipsy Tiramisu           Berry Tipsy Tiramisu           Eggnog Tiramisu           Fast & Easy Tipsy Tiramisu      Tropical Fruitcake Cupcakes           Berry Fruitcake Cupcakes           Chocolate-Cherry Fruitcake Cupcakes           Layered Fruitcake Cupcakes Cocktail Cakes: Recipes based on cocktails and mixed drinks      Amaretto Almond Delight Cake           Chocolate Almond Delight Cake      Eggnog Cream Cupcakes           Chocolate Eggnog Cream Puffs      Harvey Wallbanger Cake      Mint Julep Cupcakes           Grasshopper Cupcakes      Peachy Keen Fuzzy Navel Cupcakes           Barbed Navel Cupcakes           Fuzzy Pucker Cupcakes           Naked Navel Cupcakes           Sex-on-the-Beach Cupcakes           Woo-Woo Cupcakes      Piña Colada Cake           Snow White Piña Colada Cake      Pumpkin Martini Cakes           Pumpkin Apple Raisin Martini Cakes           Pumpkin Chip Martini Cakes      Punch Drunk Marble Cake           Holiday Punch Drunk Cake           Sherbet Punch Drunk Cake      Rum-and-Coke Whoopie Pies           Kid-Friendly Whoopie Pies      Strawberry Daiquiri Shortcakes           Banana Daiquiri Shortcakes      Tequila Sunrise Cake           Caribbean Sunrise Layer Cake           Tequila Sunset Cake      Top-Shelf Margarita Cheesecake           Melon Margarita Cheesecake           Peach Margarita Cheesecake           Strawberry Margarita Cheesecake Cake Shots: Recipes for the ultimate party snack      Blue Hawaii Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes      Jelly Cake Shots           Appletini Cake Shots           Blue Hawaii Cake Shots           Cherry Cake Shots           Chocolate Cake Shots           Coffee Cake Shots           Cosmo Cake Shots           Kamikaze Cake Shots           Licorice Cake Shots           Margarita Cake Shots           Mojito Cake Shots           Piña Colada Cake Shots           Pineapple Cake Shots           Rum & Coke Cake Shots           Screwdriver Cake Shots           Strawberry Daquiri Cake Shots           Tequila Sunrise Cake Shots           Watermelon Cake Shots           Wine Cake Shots      Long Island Iced Tea Cakes           Frosted Long Island Iced Tea Cakes      Mexican Chocolate Cakes with Tequila Cajeta Caramel Sauce      Mocha Rum Brownie Bites           Bourbon Brownie Bites      Mudslide Cake           The B-52 Cake           Irish Coffee Cake      Wine-Tasting Cakes           Blackberry Wine Cakes           Rosé Wine Cakes           Simple Merlot Cakes Cakes with a Twist: Popular recipes spiked with alcohol      Black Jack Praline Cake           Brown Sugar Black Jack Cake      Brandy Apple Chai Cake           Hard Cider Apple Cake           Pear Brandy Ginger Cake           Whiskey Apple Cake      Chocolate Lava Cakes           Chocolate Lava Cakes with Rum           Chocolate Lava Cakes with Spiked Whipped Cream           Chocolate Lava Cakes with Whiskey           Make-Ahead Chocolate Lava Cakes           Milk Chocolate Lava Cakes with Coffee Liqueur      Coffee Liqueur Cake           Hazelnut Coffee Liqueur Cake           Mocha Chip Liqueur Cake           Toffee Coffee Liqueur Cake           White Russian Coffee Liqueur Cake      Deutsch German Chocolate Cake           Double Chocolate Deutsch German Chocolate Cake      Lone Star Liquor Cake      Rosemary Limoncello Cake      Screwdriver Cupcakes      Shamelessly Rich Carrot Cake      Spiked Ice-Cream Cake           Bourbon Chocolate Caramel-Vanilla Ice-Cream Cake           Champagne Pistachio Ice-Cream Cake           Golden Rum Chocolate Ice-Cream Cake           Rum Mocha Ice-Cream Cake           Vodka Mint Chocolate Ice-Cream Cake      Tres Leches Cake           Fruity Tres Leches Cake Homemade Booze: for flavored liqueurs and homemade mixers       Coffee Liqueur      Cranberry Liqueur      Crème de Menthe      Eggnog      Flavored Vodka      Irish Cream Liqueur      Limoncello      Simple Syrup      Sour Cherries      Sweet-and-Sour Mix Homemade Treats: Recipes for toppings, frostings, and fancy garnishes      Candied Cherries      Candied Flowers      Candied Raspberries      Candied Rum Ginger      Candied Strawberries      Chocolate-Covered Cherries      Cream Puffs           Chocolate Cream Puffs      Flavored Sugars           Lemon           Orange           Lavendar           Herbal      Fluffy Marshmallow Crème      Gingersnaps      Marzipan Carrots      Meringues      Mocha Rum Frosting      Spiked Buttercream      Spiked Whipped Cream Metric Conversions Excerpted from Booze Cakes: Confections Spiked with Spirits, Wine, and Beer by Krystina Castella, Terry Lee Stone All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. 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