There are a slew of flavored vodkas and other spirits. Does that bother me? As long as I can make the spirit taste good, I don’t really care. However when I find one that allows me to bake or cook with it, that spirit gets my attention and I found the rest of this post, photos and the recipe from someone else: WeAreNotMartha.com
This is one creative blog and I will have to follow them. The recipe and the photos are all courtesy of that blog. I will say that I didn’t know that Three Olives made a bubblegum vodka– nor would I drink it. SMORES on the other hand– abso-vodka-lutely!
Baking cupcakes with it even better. I love their creativity. Here’s the scoop. Note that I am telling you the recipe, the photos and other details other than stuff in regular type is courtesy of a href=”http://www.wearenotmartha.com/2013/05/three-olives-smores-vodka-cupcakes/”>WeAreNotMartha.com
While I love whipping up a cocktail with a flavored vodka or mixing one with soda water, I also love baking with them. Because baked goods and alcohol? Putting two of them best things in the world together makes the double best thing in the world. Or something like that. When Three Olives reached out to me to tell me about some of their new vodkas and offer some cocktail recipes, they also offered to send me some of their S’mores vodka. Y’all know how I feel about s’mores so this was RIGHT up my alley. I’ll definitely be sharing a cocktail recipe soon, but first, I just couldn’t wait to add the vodka to some cupcakes. And frosting.
Three Olives S’mores Vodka Cupcakes (makes 1 dozen):(Hit their site to print the recipe)
1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 C sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 C flour
1/2 C cocoa powder
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1/2 C milk
1/2 C warm water
1/8 C Three Olives S’mores vodka
1/2 recipe marshmallow fluff (or 1/2 C purchased Fluff)
1 recipe Three Olives S’mores Vodka Frosting (see below)
pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
Three Olives Smores Vodka.
PS.. I could figure out other things to do with Smores vodka-=- Tollhouse Pie, mixed into a deep dark chocolate sauce to be served over some luscious buttery poundcake. I digress.
Here’s a photo of the key ingredients- check this against the recipe and see if you are missing anything:
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar together.
Add egg and mix to combine.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients, alternating with milk, until just blended.
With a spatula, stir in warm water and vodka, until batter is just combined.
Fill cupcake tins lined with cupcake papers 3/4 way full of batter.
Bake at 350 degrees for 18-20 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.
Cool in pan for a bit and then remove to wire racks to cool completely.
(The link takes you to the SMORES Pancake recipe. Imagine that– Three Olives Smores Vodka PANCAKES!!)
Or open your container of the store-bought stuff. I’ve said this a million times before, but I’m obsessed with making Fluff. It’s so easy and kind of fun and just awesome. Do it.
Once cupcakes are cool, core out the center.
Another thing I’ve said a million times before is that I’m obsessed with my Cuisipro Cupcake Corer. Best invention on Earth.
You can replace the cupcake center on top of the fluff if you want; or just leave it open as you’re about to cover it with frosting!
Frosting time!
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream the butter until smooth.
Slowly blend in the powdered sugar, cup by cup until well-combined. Pour the vodka in now, as well.
Put your graham crackers in a plastic bag to crush.
And mix the crumbs into the frosting with a spatula.
Now you can frost the cupcakes. I originally tried to pipe the frosting on. But the graham crackers kept getting stuck in the pastry tip, so I gave up and just spread it on instead.
Then I stuck half of a little chocolate bar onto the cupcakes.
I totally considered making a marshmallow based frosting and torching it for a s’mores campfire-y feel. But then I realized that probably wouldn’t be the smartest idea, what with the vodka and all. Good thinking, Sues.
This sounds sensational, sinful and downright wickedly good. Now why did I post this NOW on Tuesday? Well tomorrow is Wed and maybe you might find time someplace in the next 2 days to get the Three Olives SMORES Vodka. Then you need the entire list of ingredients (see what you currently have that is pretty FRESH– not sitting there since 2012– and buy the rest.
Plan Friday night or Saturday night accordingly. Would make a great Friday Night group activity– just buy more vodka in different flavors.
Also if this seems weird showing up after a post about gluten-free cooking, well what can I say. I already know what kind of week I am having– and it hasn’t gotten to the hard part yet. HOWEVER– this is just for those who don’t have gluten issues or who are on the paleo diet (there are enough of you out there). Paleo peeps– take a break and indulge.
Thanks to the amazing WeAreNotMartha.com for their culinary creativity.
I am better when riffing off a recipe so maybe I might pick up a spatula.. but then again, I would rather pick up a martini glass instead or a large pitcher and sip the day or night away with friends.
Stevie Wilson,
LA-Story.com
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This is a mako upgrade from regular cupcakes..love the whole idea of the graham crackers in the icing…mmmm
hey stevie never knew you baked! I had you down as a fashionista and cocktail lover!
This is not my recipe.. and it’s not my photos..which is why the wearenotmartha.com is mentioned often.. but I DO COOK.. (occasionally and try to do it as little as possible.. ) however .. I am very good when I get the bug (roasted cool veggies, ribs, beans, roasted chicken.. and I can and do bake.. I do believe that it’s possible to adapt this recipe to part box mix.. to make it faster.. and what I do with eggs for breakfast is amazing