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Booze Cakes: Confections Spiked With Spirits, Wine, and Beer Review

Given the title, I hardly need to say anything about this book- other than it's fabulous. That said, I love to hear myself speak (that's what happens after a few Long Island Ice Tea Cakes!), so I'll give just a bit more detail...

First of all, it's a perfect conversation starter and the bright-but-chic, sophisticatedly simple cover design means it's just as perfect in your stack of coffee tbale books as it is in the kitchen. And the cover? Let's just say it's one of the best I've seen in ages; an excellent example of graphic design perfection. Fortunately, what's inside is just as fabulous- and just as much fun!

Booze Cakes is full of incredibly easy recipes for dozens of tantalizing treats... all featuring one special ingredient- liquor! From classics your grandma used to bake (Honey Spice Beer Cake) to modern marvels (Rum & Coke Whoopie Pies!), these (obviously) adult confections are guaranteed to be a HUGE hit at your next party- and are also great for ensuring that your parties themselves are well-remembered.

With more than 108 cakes (including plenty of recipes for Cake Shots, which happen to be perfect snacks for the office...), you'll be impressing friends and dates left and right; in fact don't be surprised if you soon found yourself with the Host of the Year title. Who's going to pass up Strawberry Margarita Cheesecake, Jelly Cake Shots or carrot cake infused with rum? Not me! Parents coming for a visit? Bake-up some sophisticated Wine-Tasting Cakes and toss around things like "mouth-feel," "velvety finish" or "peppery oak aftertaste."

The icing on the cake? (Sorry; couldn't resist.) The book also includes cocktail recipes, tips and tricks on how to incorporate booze into your baking (who can't learn something from that?) and even a handy "Booze Meter" so you know the alcohol content in each dessert.

Baker, make it a double!

Booze Cakes: Confections Spiked With Spirits, Wine, and Beer Overview

This gorgeous full-color cookbook features easy step-by-step recipes for a variety of decadent delicacies, including traditional Booze Cakes (Black Forest Cakes and English Trifle) as well as more contemporary cocktail cakes (Pi a Colada Cake, White Russian Cupcakes, and Sex-on-a-Beach Cake). There's even a chapter devoted to cake shots delicious cupcake morsels infused with the flavors of mojitos, kamikazes, and more. These tasty treats are ideal for parties, potlucks, and pitch-ins and this cookbook's affordable price and adorable format make it the perfect gift for your favorite hostess!

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Customer Reviews

Looks cute on display but recipes need work - cakelady -
I was so excited when my sister sent me this book as a gift. I love baking and cakes are a specialty of mine. I was feeling very brave when I decided to make 2 of the recipes for a friend's Wedding Reception.
The first was the Mudslide Cake. It looks so chocolaty in the picture, but I followed the recipe EXACTLY and ended up with a walnut colored cake. It tasted all right, but I would not call it chocolate at all, and did not feel right bringing it to the reception to serve to guests. I ended up making a very tasty mudslide cake using my tried and true Fudge Cake recipe which I just modified a little. I used the book's recipe for the icing and drizzle and that was delicious! My modified Mudslide Cake was a big hit with the women at the reception.
Then I made the Honey Spice Beer Cake. When it came out of the oven, this was the UGLY duckling of cakes. Part of the cake looked like it was venting steam out during the baking process. When the timer went off, that area of the cake was still completely raw. The surface of the cake was wavy and bumpy looking. I left the cake in for an additional 12 minutes to try to get that area to cook a little. When it finally came out of the oven, the edges were crispy, the top was wavy and that problem area was still a little mushy. I was going to scrap the whole cake, but when I took it out of the pan, I tasted a little piece and it was actually very tasty! I had to carve the cake into a rectangular shape on a 1/4 sheet board. But once I iced it, no one even knew the difference. The honey and lemon go so well with the spices. And the Honey Beer Frosting added a little more richness. The mixed nuts on top added a salty crunch. Despite it's rough beginnings, this was one of the tastiest cakes I've ever made.
The book is really cute, clever and original. But so far the recipes I've tried could use some improvement.

Booze + cake = yes, please - Kate -
OK, kids... no beating around the bush. We all love to drink. Don't lie to me. I can see you through your computer. We also all love eating cake. All the time. How did Booze Cakes not exist before? I spent all this time drinking WHILE eating cake and had no idea that I could do both in one fell swoop! But seriously... this cookbook is spectacular. In particular, I recommend the Mocha Rum Brownie Bites (or gigantic brownies, if you make them my way) and the Tipsy Tiramisu. Now you can finally use the rest of that bottle of Frangelico you've had since college! I highly, highly recommend you pick up this book and never look back. It's a staple at brunchtime get-togethers with my friends.

Yummy fun treats! :) - Maria Ossa - Philadelphia, PA
My fiancee got me this cookbook for my birthday. She knows how much I love to bake and what a sweet tooth I am and when she saw a review for it in the Metro paper, she knew I would love it. :) Of course, she knows me so well. haha The book is awesome! There are a bunch of traditional dessert recipes with an alcoholic twist to them as well as some newly concocted ones modeled after popular cocktails. So far, I've only tried one recipe which is the Fuzzy Naval cupcakes. They were delicious! I can't wait to try another recipe! If you love baking and being adventurous in the kitchen (and you like a good drink, too), what better way to get the best of both worlds and combine cakes with booze? I would definitely recommend this book! It not only has easy to follow recipe instructions, but it has great pictures, and recommendations for each recipe as to what occasions they'd be good for. They even go over brief explanations of each type of alcohol as well as a lil history tidbits and facts. Oh and they rate each one on a booze meter as to how much alcohol each recipe will contain. Definitely happy with this book. :)

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