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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

Irish Coffee Bundt Cake: #BundtBakers

November 20, 2014 By Laura 20 Comments

Irish Coffee Bundt Cake with Browned Butter Whiskey Glaze

Irish Coffee Bundt Cake with Browned Butter Whiskey Glaze is warming, decadent and delicious, much like the drink it is inspired by. Keep reading for more Bundt Baker boozy deliciousness!  Are you close with your family? And if so, how do you keep in touch in the year 2014? I mean phone calls are so… 

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Filed Under: blog events, Boozy Desserts, browned butter, bundt cakes, cakes, coffee desserts, Irish Tagged With: browned butter, bundt, cake, coffee, Irish, Irish coffee, Irish whiskey, whiskey

Yogurt and Bourbon Poke Cake: Using Community Cookbooks

May 12, 2014 By Laura 16 Comments

Yogurt and Bourbon Whiskey Poke Cake

Yogurt and Bourbon Poke Cake is a delicious, old-fashioned snacking cake that is warm with whiskey and raw sugar. Affiliate links have been used on this post to link to items I am discussing. I have started a new series on this site, devoted to finding interesting recipes in old community cookbooks. You know, the… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, Bourbon, cakes, Community Cookbooks, yogurt Tagged With: bourbon, cake, community cookbooks, Greek yogurt, jr league, junior league, poke, poke cake, sheet cake, whiskey, yogurt

New Orleans Style Pain Perdu (French Toast)

March 2, 2014 By Laura 9 Comments

Pain Perdue with Irish Whiskey (Creole French Toast)

Last weekend I decided I was making French toast, and so I picked up some French bread, thinking it might be fun to go fancier than our standard whole grain sandwich loaf. Lo and behold, when I went searching for something a little more interesting than my standard French toast, I came across a recipe… 

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Filed Under: Boozy Desserts, breakfast, Creole/Cajun, eggs, french toast Tagged With: bread, breakfast, brunch, creole, eggs, french toast, Irish whiskey, mardi gras, pain perdu, whiskey

Bourbon Soaked Orange Loaf Cake with Currants; Review of The Flying Brownie

November 7, 2013 By Laura 14 Comments

Bourbon Quick Bread with Oranges and Currants

It is The Leftovers Club time! And that is extra exciting, because I received a fantastic new cookbook all about great goodies for long distance shipping to review. Talk about serendipity!

Filed Under: blog events, Boozy Desserts, cookbooks, dried fruit, oranges, quick breads, reviews Tagged With: #theleftoversclub, alcohol, booze, bourbon, bread, cake, citrus, currants, dried fruit, orange, quick bread, tipsy cake, whiskey

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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