Showing posts with label Vodka. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vodka. Show all posts

Sunday, November 16, 2014

Harvey Wallbanger Bundt Cake (1973)

  • 1 package orange cake mix (2-layer size)
  • 1 small package instant vanilla pudding (3 3/4 oz)
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 cup vodka
  • 1/4 cup Galliano liqueur
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cooking oil
  • Glaze (recipe below)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease well and lightly flour bundt pan.  In a large bowl, combine all ingredients and beat for 4 minutes on medium speed of mixer. Pour into prepared bundt cake pan and bake for 40 to 50 minutes or until cake tests done.

Cool in pan for 10 minutes before turning out.  Continue cooling on wire rack.  Lavishly drizzle glaze over top when cake is completely cooled.

Glaze for Harvey Wallbanger Cake
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tbspn orange juice
  • 1 tbspn vodka
  • 1 tbspn Galliano liqueur
  • 1 tbspn white corn syrup
Combine all ingredients. Thicken with sugar or thin with any of the liquids, to taste. 

(Origin - "Bunt Cakes" by Karen Plageman and Susan Herbert. An Owlswood Productions cookbook. 1973.) 

Related delicious desserts

Pink Squirrel Pie with Liqueurs (1977)


Friday, April 11, 2014

Glazed Smoked Turkey Flambe (1959)

  • 8 to 10 lb smoked turkey
  • 1/2 cup orange or pineapple marmalade
  • 2 tablespoons Vodka (100 proof)
  • 2 tablespoons Vermouth
  • 1 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon dry ginger
  • 1/4 cup Vodka (100 proof)
Heat turkey 20 minutes at 350 degrees in a shallow roasting pan.  Mix together next 5 ingredients. Brush over bird. Bake 30 minutes longer, basting several times with glaze. 

Remove to chafing dish or a heat-proofed pan. Heat 1/4 cup in a ladle. Ignite. Pour over bird, ladling drippings to keep flavor alive. Carve meat. Serves 15 to 20. 

(Origin - "How to Give a Vodka Party" by Smirnoff Vodka, 1959)