Destiny and desserts are not the same thing

[redscharlach]

Yesterday I tried out this recipe for gin-and-tonic cake, which a Twitter friend passed on to me. As the name suggests, it contains both gin and tonic, as well as lime and crushed juniper berries. It may sound a bit weird, but the results are fabulous: a deliciously moist citrussy cake that tastes EXACTLY like gin and tonic. It’s almost magical. (

Comments

[iamrman82]

That looks delicious. Now, if only you can substitute gin and tonic for Jack Daniels and Coke...

[redscharlach]

Apparently there are quite a few recipes out there for bourbon and Coke cake. Maybe I'll have to try that some other time...

[__kali__]

Mother's Ruin in cake form? Now this is something I can seriously get behind.

[redscharlach]

It is seriously moreish and you can DEFINITELY taste the kick of the gin.

[san_valentine]

The smell of gin has always put me off it rather, but I'd give your cake a try. I could always pass the recipe on to a friend who drinks gin, and bakes...

[redscharlach]

If it's the smell of gin that puts you off, you probably won't like this cake, because the primary scent is the juniper berries, which is basically the smell of gin!

[heatherbelles]

Wonder if it'd work with the home-made Blackberry gin my mother gave me....

[redscharlach]

I would think it'd work, although if the blackberry gin is blackberry-coloured, you'll end up with a purple cake. But that sounds quite cool!