Welcome back to our afternoon tea blog...recently we've been combining two of our favourite things at Tea With Me and Friends towers....cakes and cocktails!
Recently we were sent the new book from the Prohibition Bakery - a New York bakery set up (by accident) by Leslie Feinberg and Brooke Siem which is devoted to boozy cakes. The book features 55 original recipes to try at home, as well as some basic information about baking and making infusions.
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| Prohibition Bakery - cupcakes and booze! |
The book itself is stylish and full of great photography and the recipes will leave any cocktail lover drooling from your traditionals like Pina Coladaa or White Russians through to the more unusual Caramel Apples or Palomas....there is seriously something in there for everyone.
The recipes are broken down into their main spirit - including vodka, rum, whiskey, gin, wine, beer/cider, liqueur or cocktails!
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| Scrumy photography in the Prohibition Bakery book |
I decided to start simple and try out the Boozy Blueberry Lemonade cupcakes to start with as this seemed like a pretty straight forward recipe to follow and it features lots of blueberries and a splash or two of vodka!
This is what they should look like....
The recipe was easy to follow and the measurements are in both American cups and also grams, which I found very useful. The cake is made with yogurt and oil instead of the traditional butter, which I have never tried before but will definitely use again as it produced a very light cupcake.
The filling for these cakes is a blueberry puree, which was really easy to make and use.
The instructions are broken down into making the cake, making the filling, making the frosting and then the assembly.
I have to say I was rather pleased with the finished cakes....
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| Boozy Blueberry Lemonade cupcakes - Prohibition Bakery |
Ok, I might have got a bit carried away with the icing....but just look at the colour!!
The cakes were light and fluffy, with a scrummy filling....perfect with a cup of tea! The flavour of the lemon really came through in the cake and it matched well with the boozy blueberry filling. Squidgy, but not too messy - this is a really satisfying bake!
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| Made by Tea With Me and Friends - Boozy Blueberry Lemonade cakes |
If you'd like to try the recipes yourself pick up a copy of the book - you won't be disappointed by the choice!
Prohibition Bakery (ISBN 9781454916963) has a RRP £14.99 and is available from The GMC Group. I'd like to thank The GMC Group for sending us a copy of the book to try - please remember that although we have received a complimentary copy of the book this has not effected our thoughts and all opinions expressed here are our own.
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| Prohibition Bakery baking |
Keep your eyes posted for the next bake we try from this fab book!
Thank you for popping by today,
Rachel
1 comment:
They look just like the pictures - Fabulous bakes!
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