Booze Cakes

Listen to the interview.

Krstyna Castella is the author of Booze Cakes and she  says you can make any cake a booze cake with these simple steps:

Replace some (but not too much) of the vanilla, orange juice and other liquids with booze.

Think about drink flavors. An Orange cake becomes a Screwdriver Cake or an Almond Amaretto Cake.

Add alcohol after the baking process to a Sponge cake but add alcohol before the baking process to Pound cake .

Make really fun booze cake gifts:

Give Fruitcake, updated with tropical fruits, in vintage dishware
Rum cakes look great made in mini bundts or mini loaves

Throw  a booze cake party with a good assortment of cakes:
Wine tasting cakes- merlot chocolate, chardonnay anise
Jell-O shot cakes
Cocktail cakes- Blue Hawaiian, Long island iced tea, Pina Colada

Create a fun dessert tablescape for your party:
Cake keepers for very special cakes- display them under glass
Display cakes on pedestals, platters and small plates
Decorate them with drink garnishes on skewers, cocktail picks
Serve a boozy trifle in a punch bowl and scoop into cups
Serve the cakes in drink glasses ( martini glasses, beer mugs)
Stack individual cakes without icing on top of each other
Paper cups are perfect for a big crowd