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Chocolate Stout Bundt Cake

December 11, 2019 By Laura 1 Comment

Chocolate Stout Bundt Cake

Chocolate Stout Bundt Cake is a delicious, intense and rich chocolate experience that will have everyone coming back for more.  I have no good excuse so I am not even going to bother trying to come up with one. I do think part of it is the longer you have been sharing recipes the harder… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, bundt cakes, cakes, chocolate, cocoa Tagged With: bundt cake, cake, chocolate, chocolate cake, cocoa, cocoa powder, Guinness, stout

Sparkling Wine Bundt Cake with Strega Extract

January 4, 2019 By Laura 2 Comments

Sparkling Wine Bundt Cake with Strega Extract

Sparkling Wine Bundt Cake with Strega Extract is a simple and delicious twist on pound cake, with a complex subtlety from the Italian Strega extract. Happy New Year! I hope you all had wonderful holidays. Mine were stressful, so while Christmas itself was lovely, I can honestly say I was kind of relieved to ring… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, bundt cakes, cakes Tagged With: bundt, cake, italian liquors, pound cake, prosecco, sparkling wine, strega extract, strega liquor, vinho verde

Spiced Molasses Amber Ale Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

October 23, 2018 By Laura 5 Comments

Spiced Molasses Amber Ale Cookies

Spiced Molasses Amber Ale Cookies are a delicious twist on spiced molasses cookies, with an alluring malty undertone from the amber ale. I learned an important lesson when making these Spiced Molasses Amber Ale Cookies. Don’t ever try to boil beer on the highest heat, especially not on an induction power boil setting.

Filed Under: blog events, Boozy Desserts, cookies, fall spices, molasses Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, ale, amber ale, baking spices, beer, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, molasses

Salted Chocolate Caramels: Holiday Cookies Reviewed

December 9, 2017 By Laura Leave a Comment

Salted Chocolate Caramels

Salted Chocolate Caramels are creamy, chewy, chocolatey and delicious confections perfect for holiday tins or any other special occasion. Or just for fun! Affiliated links have been used to link to items I am discussing. I received a copy of  Holiday Cookies from Blogging for Books in exchange for an honest review. Holiday cookies and confections might be the… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, Bourbon, candy, caramel, chocolate, cookbooks, reviews Tagged With: bittersweet chocolate, bourbon, candy, caramel, caramel chews, chocolate, confections, semisweet chocolate

Spiked Apple Cider Cookies: #CreativeCookieExchange

October 17, 2017 By Laura 2 Comments

Spiked Apple Cider Cookies

Spiked Apple Cider Cookies are the perfect cookie for fall–spicy, sweet, slightly crispy around the edges and from the sugar coating, and deliciously chewy in the middle; they go perfectly with a hot glass of apple cider–spiked or unspiked. There has been some serious cookie mojo in the The Spiced Life kitchen lately. Those Gluten… 

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Filed Under: boiled cider, Boozy Desserts, Bourbon, browned butter, cookies, drinks, fall spices, whole grains Tagged With: #CreativeCookieExchange, apple brandy, apple cider, bourbon, browned butter, cider, cookies, Creative Cookie Exchange, hot cider, mixed drink

Spritz Cookies with Browned Butter and Chinese Five Spice

September 5, 2017 By Laura 14 Comments

Spritz Cookies with Browned Butter, Chinese 5 Spice and Apple Brandy!

Spritz Cookies with Browned Butter and Chinese Five Spice are unique, autumnal and delicious–and perfect for a bake sale inspired by #CookiesforKidsCancer. I received some tools from OXO for the purpose of reviewing them and promoting Cookies for Kids Cancer. Because I already own their fabulous cookie press, I have given it away to a… 

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Margarita Bundt Cake

July 8, 2017 By Laura 1 Comment

Margarita Bundt Cake

Margarita Bundt Cake is a velvety and tangy pound cake that is perfect for summer.  I find it so interesting what resonates as sad with children, even older children. To this day I do not think my kids are bothered by the mom dying at the beginning of The Land Before Time (I did not… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, bundt cakes, cakes, cream cheese, lime, tequila Tagged With: bundt, bundt cake, cake, citrus, lime, margarita, tequila

Espresso Kahlua Bundt Cake

February 12, 2017 By Laura 4 Comments

Espresso Kahlua Bundt Cake

Espresso Kahlua Bundt Cake is a stunning cake with a swirled glaze that can be enjoyed for breakfast, tea time or after a luxurious dinner. Bake it in a heart pan and you have a Valentine’s Day dessert also! I apologize for the silence–a nasty respiratory virus is making its way through my family, and… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, bundt cakes, cakes, coffee desserts Tagged With: bundt, bundt cake, cake, coffee, coffee liquor, espresso, kahlua, Valentine's Day, Valentine's dessert

Chocolate Whiskey Bundt Cake

December 8, 2016 By Laura 1 Comment

Chocolate Whiskey Bundt Cake--a delicious dark chocolate cake made with bourbon and coffee

Chocolate Whiskey Bundt Cake is simple enough to make for just the heck of it, and delicious enough to be the dessert centerpiece of a formal meal.  Just when I was getting caught up and in the swing of things–a virus struck my family. Actually, I don’t think the virus would have struck me quite… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, Bourbon, bundt cakes, cakes, chocolate Tagged With: bourbon, bundt, cake, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, whiskey, whisky

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Hi! I’m Laura and I am a recovering history major who has re-channeled all of my passion for learning about the history of different countries to learning about their food culture. That doesn’t mean every dish on here is strictly authentic, but it does mean that even my adaptations are not undertaken lightly. My goal is to show you–by doing–that these dishes are possible in your kitchen. Including desserts because I have quite the sweet tooth! Read More…

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