Brew one cup of strong Earl Grey tea by steeping 2 tea bags for 5 minutes.
Heat and froth milk using your preferred method. I used an electric milk frother.
Divide Baileys Irish Cream and Grand Marnier between two tall coffee glasses.
Add 1 tsp of vanilla syrup to each.
Add 1/2 cup of hot tea to each glass and stir.
Top up the glass with an approximate 1/4 cup of hot milk and additional milk froth.
Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
-You can use purchased vanilla syrup.
-Make your own vanilla syrup by bringing a 1/2 cup of sugar and a 1/2 cup of water to a simmer, stirring to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat and add 2 tsp vanilla extract or fresh vanilla beans from 1/2 a vanilla pod. Allow to cool and then strain if using fresh vanilla beans.
-If no vanilla syrup is possible, sweeten to taste with sugar and add a splash of vanilla extract.
In a small sauce pan over medium heat stir together all ingredients and allow to cook down, mashing berries as it does, approximately 2-3 minutes. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat and strain through a fine mesh sieve, pushing on the solids to extract the juice. Can be made ahead, covered and refrigerated until ready to use. Yields approximately 3 ounces.
Cocktail
Fill a cocktail shaker half full with ice. Add rum, Grand Marnier, raspberry syrup and a generous squeeze of lime juice. Shake until cold, about 30 seconds. Divide equally between two cocktail glasses and top up each with an approximate ounce of soda. Serve immediately.
Warm snifter glass by filling with hot water and allowing to sit while brewing tea. Pour out water and add Grand Marnier and Amaretto. Top with tea to taste, about a cup depending on size of snifter. Garnish with orange peel or wheel. Enjoy immediately.
Preheat oven to 350℉. Grease and line with parchment a 9" x 3" round cake pan.
Over a sheet of parchment paper, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl using an electric mixer beat together sugar, eggs and orange zest until light, creamy and triple in volume, approximately 3-4 minutes. Lower speed and slowly add butter to incorporate. Continue adding yogurt, Grand Marnier and cardamom. Add half the sifted flour mixture and half the orange juice, beating until combined. Add remaining flour and orange juice beating until smooth, approximately 30 seconds. Pour into prepared pan and smooth out top. Bake for 37-40 minutes or when a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
While cake is hot brush with orange syrup allowing syrup to be absorbed before brushing on more. Allow cake to cool completely on a wire rack. When cool loosen edges and remove from pan and cut into wedges. Serve with sweetened whipped cream or ice cream.
Orange Glaze
Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a boil, whisking often. Once at a boil, allow to boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and brush onto cake.
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses and serve immediately. If serving later, you can freeze and re-blend when ready to serve or refrigerate and serve with ice. Makes about 4 cups.
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