I had never really thought of Irish Cream as something you could make at home (I thought it was something that only came in a bottle and was bought at the liquor store) until I came across this post on The Real Potato. Posted a couple of days ago, she offers a seemingly easy recipe for making your own Irish Cream (none of that pre-bottled stuff!). It does use raw eggs, so if that makes you feel uncomfortable, you can either get some pasteurized eggs or leave them out and add some extra cream. It would be a great thing to make tonight if you're going to have a mellow night at home with friends or family (or both)!Posts with tag Irish Cream
Homemade Irish Cream from the Real Potato
I had never really thought of Irish Cream as something you could make at home (I thought it was something that only came in a bottle and was bought at the liquor store) until I came across this post on The Real Potato. Posted a couple of days ago, she offers a seemingly easy recipe for making your own Irish Cream (none of that pre-bottled stuff!). It does use raw eggs, so if that makes you feel uncomfortable, you can either get some pasteurized eggs or leave them out and add some extra cream. It would be a great thing to make tonight if you're going to have a mellow night at home with friends or family (or both)!Drinkable Desserts contest
Baileys has launched a Drinkable Desserts contest to promote their new flavors of cream liqueurs - Baileys Mint Chocolate and Baileys Caramel - which were created to give fans of Baileys Original Irish Cream a few new flavor options. The contest calls drinkers to come up with a drink recipe that features one of the three flavors and is inspired by a real dessert, making the cocktail a drinkable dessert and a holiday indulgence.
You won't be able to see all the recipes and vote on your favorite one until after December 18th, but that still gives you plenty of time to pick up a bottle of Baileys so that you can give your favorites a try over the Christmas holiday or New Year's. The voting will last until January 21st, when the winning recipe will be selected. The grand prize winner will receive a trip to New York City for two for a private cooking class in the Gourmet Cooking Arts Center with Chef de Cuisine, Jennifer Day and the winning recipe will be featured in the April 2007 issue of Gourmet magazine.
Read on for the recipe for Baileys Caramel Apple Pie-tini (pictured).
Food Porn: Cream Filled Muffincakes
The primary distinction between a muffin and a cupcake is frosting. A muffin has none and a cupcake is topped with gobs of it. So, what do you get when there is frosting inside the muffin/cupcake? A muffincake, of course! Morning Coffee and Afternoon Tea seems to have coined the term with a recipe for Irish Cream Filled Muffincakes. The rich chocolate cakes are made with a combination of butter and cream cheese, which brings an extra level of decadence to the cake itself. Once baked, a cavity was carved into the fluffy base and filled with an Irish Cream-spiked whipped cream cheese filling and topped with a cherry.
Since it has the word "muffin" in the name, does that mean I can still eat it for breakfast?
Friday Late Night Happy Hour - Gingerbread Man
After all that Spirited Cooking, I have quite
a bit of Bailey's
Irish Cream left. Normally, I'd have no problem with letting a bottle of liquor hang out in my cabinet, but did you
know that Bailey's has an expiration date?!? That means I need to use my Bailey's up!
Okay, so the expiration date isn't until 2007. But still...
On a late Friday night, the eve of Christmas Eve, a warm, spicy Gingerbread Man couldn't be more perfect in keeping with the spirit of the Holidays. It's simply 1 part Bailey's Irish Cream to 1 part Kahlua (which I also have quite a bit of) and 1 part Goldschlager.
I have horrible memories of Goldschlager from my college days, but I make an exception when it's mixed into a Gingerbread Man.
Cheers!
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