Tipsy Treats: Alcohol-Infused Cupcakes, Marshmallows, Martini Gels, and More!
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Autumn Skoczen developed the first-ever cupcake shot, one where the alcohol is added after the cupcake is baked so it doesn't dissolve in baking. In Tipsy Treats she provided the basics of baking with alcohol, how to make alcoholic frosting and filling, common problems of baking and tips for troubleshooting, and great recipes for jello and pudding shots, and alcoholic marshmallows, popsicles, ice cream, and brownies.
Skoczen explains how sugar and alcohol work with heat and cold and gives the basic tips to working with all those elements and allowing the reader to acquire the tools and basics before attempting the recipes.
Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We’ve been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Autumn Skoczen
Autumn Skoczen developed the first-ever cupcake shot and is the owner of Tipse Treats in Ohio. She lives in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Tipsy Treats - Autumn Skoczen
Introduction
The idea of putting alcohol into baked goods is nothing new. In fact, cultures have been merging the two together for decades; one example is rum cake. What is new is the manipulation of alcohol into sugary goods that crosses the lines between safe and sober.
Traditionally, alcohol is used in the cooking or baking process prior to adding heat. That means when the temperature rises, the actual alcohol content evaporates and you are left with the gentle fragrance and taste of what was once intoxicating. This way, those under the legal age limit for alcohol consumption can enjoy the dessert, but adults might still want the effects of alcohol in their sweets, and that’s where our story begins . . .
Who wants to eat a cupcake where the alcohol was baked out, or whose flambé seared off their eyebrows along with their liquor? There is no point in being an adult if you can’t indulge in all the things we worked so hard to enjoy . . . After all, we did have to wait an agonizing twenty-one years before being legally allowed to even taste the stuff!
In this book, we take the liquor out of the martini glass and put it into all its different forms so that we can enjoy every last drop. I will teach you simple tricks, give you creative ideas, and offer lots of guidance so that you can easily recreate these recipes in your own home.
But first, we have to start with the basics . . .
The Basics of Baking with Alcohol
You can’t cook with your favorite bottle of liquor without first knowing the facts. A great rule of thumb is that if you run into a snag, come back to this portion and re-read it. You will most likely figure out your mistake.
Rule #1: Never add heat to your alcoholic confection!
Alcohol starts to boil at 172°F, but it will start to evaporate the minute it hits a heat source that is less than 20°F below the boiling point. In fact, alcohol begins to evaporate the minute it meets air, just like water except a little bit faster. There are a few variables that will affect the rate of evaporation including, airflow, temperature (humidity levels), and exposed surface area.
An open bottle of liquor on your counter won’t evaporate as quickly as it would if it was poured onto a baking sheet. Likewise, dry air will also speed up the process as opposed to more humid conditions. And if you put a flame to it, you’ll say good-bye to that alcohol quicker than you can say I need another cocktail!
Depending on who you talk to, some may argue that cooking alcohol still doesn’t burn off all the alcohol content completely. While this may be true to some sort of scientific extent, there will still be more alcohol in your vanilla extract than there will be left in your dessert. Besides, when it comes down to it, it doesn’t take a scientist to be able to detect that there really is or isn’t alcohol left in your dessert . . . So let’s just leave that argument for the tastebuds to decide.
I noticed throughout my baking career that I very rarely had a thermometer on hand, let alone the time to be trying to figure out at what point the alcohol was too hot, or when it was boiling . . . the hell with all that!
So that is how I developed rule number one.
Rule #2: Stick with what you like. You will be much happier with the outcome.
We will also get into all the different varieties and forms of alcohol.
We have:
• Liquor
• Liqueurs
• Wine
• Beer
Actually, if you talked to a pro, they would tell you there are only three classifications: beer, wine, and spirit, but the only thing we are professional at is the consumption so we can veer a bit on this one, right?
I like to break it down into categories because sugar and water are the biggest differences in these categories and those two ingredients just so happen to be big players in the world of baking.
Let’s go over the literal definitions:
Liquor: Hard liquor, or spirit, is an alcoholic beverage that is produced by distillation of a mixture produced by alcoholic fermentation. (The higher the alcohol content, the harder
the spirit.)
Liqueurs: An alcoholic beverage made from a distilled spirit that is flavored with fruits, herbs, spices, creams, flowers, or nuts, and bottled with added sugar or another sweetener.(Not to be confused with the growing popularity of flavored spirits, like marshmallow vodka. It’s a common misconception that the greatest difference is in the alcohol content, but you can find liqueurs upwards of 55 proof. The rule of thumb in distinguishing between the two is that liqueurs are syrupy in consistency and often too sweet or concentrated to drink straight up, not that that has stopped anybody