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The Boozy Baker: 75 Recipes for Spirited Sweets
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The Boozy Baker is a fun collection of recipes for cakes, pies, tarts, cookies, and more, all of which contain a healthy dose of alcohol. Home bakers will recognize classic treats such as profiteroles, peach cobbler, and spiced Bundt cake, and be delighted by the ways they are reinvented with chocolate stout, almond liqueur, and even Jägermeister. Featuring more than 30 full-color photographs, the book also includes sidebars throughout with instructions for preparing funky cocktails that add a punchy compliment to many of the recipes.Whether you are a pastry perfectionist or a one-bowl beginner, a bonafide mixologist or just looking for a way to polish off a few dusty bottles, this cookbook is sure to become a favorite, its pages splattered with chocolate, sprinkled with sugar, and garnished with a twist.
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Ok to spill wine *in* the recipe? Yay!
As soon as I saw the description I was like – sold. I’ve always wanted to try adding alcohol to recipes but it never came out right, so I’m excited to see a collection of recipes where someone’s done all that trial-and-error for me. Everything looks delicious – Frangelico cookies?! I love all the pictures and the stories that accompany them, it makes the cookbook seem personal and authentic. I don’t usually bake much, but this makes me want to try pairing these with some of the alcohols I have sitting on the shelf. I have a feeling everyone who sees this on myself is going to say “I need this!”
adorable and helpful cookbook
Everything about this cookbook is adorable, from Lucy Baker’s anecdotes to the scrumptious photos of sweets, which encourage an immediate test-run in the kitchen. She does a great job of explaining how booze can enhance the flavors in baking, making you wonder why you haven’t done more of that before. Donut bread pudding with whiskey sauce, plum cake laced with doppelbock beer, DELISH! I also found her “alcohol alphabet” and metric conversion chart super helpful. Definitely a must-buy for both the amateur and the professional baker.
Boozy Baking! -- What's Not to Like?
This is my new favorite cookbook. All of the recipes are delicious, the pictures are beautiful, and the writing is smart and fun. It’s also the first place I look when I have an extra half bottle of booze I need to get rid of. The recipes aren’t at all intimidating! It’s reasonably priced, and makes a perfect gift. Highly recommended!
Fun, Easy Recipes
Although I’m a great cook, my baking skills leave a lot to be desired. The recipes in The Boozy Baker are clear and easy-to-follow, so that even the worst baker can create a gourmet dessert. I love that the desserts also have recipes for cocktail pairings. If you have a lot of half-drunk bottles of alcohol sitting on your shelf (more than you can drink without your loved ones suggesting AA meetings), this book is great find. And even if you’re not a drinker, the recipes introduce a new range of dessert flavors to make it worth a trip to the liquor store.
Already tried one recipe. Can't wait to try more.
I always have trouble thinking of new things to bring to parties and pot lucks (coleslaw?) (pirates booty?), and The Boozy Baker will be my savior. It’s a beautiful new paperback with tons of creative desserts all laced with the Good Stuff. Let me say I am not an experienced baker (experienced drinker, yes), but the author provides really clear, specific instructions so it was much easier than I thought. So far, since it’s strawberry season here on the East coast, I made the Strawberry Port Linzertorte and brought it to my friend’s backyard bbq. That thing was gone in 5 minutes! Port seems to be such a random thing to put into sweets, especially a summery fruit tart, but it really works. Added a depth of flavor without overwhelming or tasting alcoholic at all. I’m really excited to try a few more, especially the Gingery Peach Cobbler (provided I can save some of my Domaine de Canton until peach season.) I highly recommend this book to both experienced bakers and people like me who just love to eat and drink.
Fantastic!
These recipes are amazing, while not being too difficult! It’s a little something different that is still completely accessible. Some of the ingredients you’re sure to have in the house, and some will make you feel more adventurous too. It’s easy to follow, and the pictures are gorgeous. Finally, this book would make a great gift (perhaps accompanied by a bottle of booze?), and so would any of the finished products!
Great Ideas for Desserts
The Boozy Baker is captivating. From the beginning the author grabs your attention and entertains with stories about her relationship with food and about her family. Even in the first chapter she offers cooking suggestions that I never thought of. Who knew that you should warm milk and eggs to room temperature before blending them, that cold milk and eggs make a lumpy batter? Well, I am reading these recipes way too long after my last meal and my stomach is demanding that I go bake a cake.
Yummos
Trying to decide what to make as I surveyed what I had in my liquor cabinet, I first decided to taste the different types of libations to see where inspiration would strike. Gins, ports, rum, brandies…all so good.
After the 4th round of competition amongst the fermented contenders I spilled some Jameson on my copy, so I ate it and it was indeed delicious.
Recommended.
Fantastic Recipes, Beautiful Presentation
I’m always wondering what to do with those odd liqueurs I needed for a special cocktail. I’ve got a bar full of odd bottles that are a quarter full and this book is the perfect answer to the question of what to do with them. With 75 recipes, almost every obscure potent potable you could think of has its place. With interesting cocktail accompaniments and mouth-wateringly beautiful photography, I’d recommend this to anyone who likes the occasional (or not-so-occasional) drink, or just for anyone who likes delicious things.
5 stars!
High-Spirited Sweets
The Boozy Baker: 75 Recipes for Spirited Sweets features 75 recipes for desserts and another 25 for cocktail recipes with a lot of high-spirited commentary in between.
The author provides a description of baking ingredients followed by an introduction to 43 spirits (from amaretto to wine, alphabetically). Many of the liquor descriptions include the prevalent flavor which would be helpful to anyone not familiar with it. For example, amaretto is flavored with almonds and frangelico with hazelnuts. This could help cooks avoid flavors they don’t like (and spending money for liqueurs they won’t like).
I found it very helpful that the author provides a brief commentary for each recipe, and offers an alternate flavor or two for many of them. For example, you can substitute dark rum or brandy for the bourbon in the Bourbon Apple Crisp or berry-flavored vodka for the tequila in the Pink Elephant Milkshakes.
Most of the desserts require just a tablespoon or two of alcohol, so you could use a mini-bottle to try the dessert before committing to buying a larger bottle. The main exceptions are recipes using beer or wine which tend to call for a larger quantity (since the flavors aren’t usually as intense as liqueurs). For instance, the champagne cake calls for 2/3 cup of Champagne plus an additional three tablespoons for the buttercream frosting.
Recipes in the Have Your Cake and Drink It Too chapter include:
* Fig and Orange Cake with Ouzo Glaze
* Green Tea and Banana Cake with Sake Syrup
* Molten Chocolate Orange Cake
* Plum Biercake
* Coffee Maple Walnut Cake
* Devilish Angel Food Cake
* Individual Raspberry-Almond Cheesecakes
* “Bottoms Up” Pineapple-Tequila Cake
* Brandied Pear Cake with White Chocolate Chunks
* Pumpkin Pomegranate Layer Cake
* Jagermeister and Honey Bundt Cake
* Champagne Layer Cake
* Lemon Layer Cake with Campari Frosting
* Southern Comfort Red Velvet Cake
* Sachertorte
* “Can’t Say Nocello” Carrot Cake Cupcakes
* Lavender Honey-Nut Cupcakes
Recipes in the next chapter, Pies and Tarts A La Booze, include:
* Hard Cider Apple Pie
* Cherry Pie with Scotch and Walnut Crumble
* Preppy Pink and Green Pie
* Blueberry Rum Pie
* Coconut-Sweet Potato Pie
* Margarita Meringue Pie
* Cranberry, Chocolate, and Pecan Pie
* Irish Cream Pie
* Strawberry-Port Linzertorte
* Nightcap Tart
* Grasshopper Tart with Chocolate Chips
* Red Wine Caramel Tart
* Plum and Hazelnut Tart
* Rustic Fig Galette
The next chapter, Raiding the Bar and the Cookie Jar, includes the following recipes:
* Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Nuts and a Nip
* “Old-Fashioned” Snickerdoodles
* Double Limoncello Poppy Seed Cookies
* Peanut Butter and Port Thumbprints
* Dirty Girl Scout Cookies
* Banana-Chocolate Chip Biscotti
* Black and White Russian Cookies
* Pistachio-Coconut Madeleines
* Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Orange Liqueur Cream
* Dark and Stormy Hermits with Raisins and Rum
* Apricot Brandy Bars
* Sherried Date Crumble Bars with Almonds and Orange
* Oak Bars
* Raspberry Cheesecake Swirl Brownies
* Cuba Libre Brownies
The next chapter, Sticky, Saucy, and Spiked: Spoon Desserts, features recipes for:
* Banana-Rum-Raisin Rice Pudding
* Chocolate Pots de Booze
* Schnappy Butterscotch Pudding with Pretzel Brittle
* Vin Santo-Vanilla Panna Cotta with Apricot Compote
* Muscat and Melon Mousse
* Sidecar Souffle
* Berry Chocolate Mousse
* Hazelnut Tiramisu
* Donut Bread Pudding with Tennessee Whiskey Sauce
* Pink Elephant Milkshakes
* Bourbon-Vanilla Ice Cream Sandwich Cookies
* Lemon-Cherry Semifreddo with Pistachios
* Port Ice Cream Sundaes
* Beer Profiteroles with Chocolate-Beer Sauce
The following chapter, Lush and Fruity Desserts, includes recipes for:
* Pisco-Roasted Pineapple
* Boozy Baked Apples
* Blackberry Chocolate Romanoff
* Tropical Fruit Foster
* Saucy Prunes with Cinnamon and Honey
* Pear and Red Grape Turnovers
* Nectarine-Raspberry Dutch Baby
* Drunken Pear Crisps
* Bourbon Apple Crisp
* Rhubarb-Rose Crisp
* Winter Berry Gratin
* Blueberry-Port Slump with Almond Dumplings
* Gingery Peach Cobbler
* Strawberry and Honey Shortcake
* Chocolate Pavlova with Cranberry-Orange Sauce
Drink recipes are featured throughout the book with the desserts they would compliment. For example, the recipe for “Orange Up” is featured with Molten Chocolate Orange Cake. Drink recipes include:
* Orange Up
* Brandied Pear Belinis
* Honey Bear Cocktail
* Southern Peach
* Lemon Campari Fizz
* Almond Iced Tea
* Cherry Swizzle
* Spiced Blueberry Mojito
* Beer Margaritas
* Nightcap
* Double Mint Fizz
* Cinnamon Old Fashioned
* Ruby Flip
* Dirty Girl Scout
* Clearly Cosmo
* Dark and Stormy Punch
* Butterscotch Hot Chocolate
* Orange Sidecar
* Brown Velvet
* Pisco Punch
* Pete’s Hot Buttered Rum
* Tropical Hurricanes
* White Wine Sangria
* Maple Leaf
* Ginger Highball
The index includes the liqueurs and other booze so if you have leftover rum and want to use it in a dessert, you can quickly determine your options (there are 11, including beverages). You can also look up the type of dessert (such as pies or puddings).
The author includes the formulas for metric conversions (ounces to grams, pounds to grams, cups to liters, and Farenheit to Centigrade). She also provides quick reference charts of metric equivalents for volume (from 1/8 teaspoon to 1 gallon), oven temperatures, length (1/4 inch to 15 inches), and weight (1 ounce to 1 pound) as well as for butter (2 teaspoons to ½ pound).
My only suggestion for improvement would have been to include more photos of the finished desserts. Only 28 of the 75 dessert recipes (and 5 of the 25 drink recipes) included photos (which were full page, color and well-styled).
This was a fun read and I am looking forward to baking several of the treats to liven up my next office potluck.
If you like this book, you might want to check out Booze Cakes: Confections Spiked With Spirits, Wine, and Beer which has a similar fun tone and concentrates on cakes infused with liquor.