So, I had a client call me from Texas, they are coming to celebrate her hubbys birthday on the Beach in Miami.
She asked me if I could make a cake in shape of a Tequila bottle, a particular brand. I was like...OK..since it was my first bottle, I was conservative on the price...but ok.
I made the bottles for the double birthday and found out they are pretty easy and worked out the kinks and had a great time making this bottle.
Well, I had made a simple syrup with the Tequila to soak the cake with and when I trimed out the cake, I was left with all this cake soaked in expensive Tequila.
What to do?
CAKE BALLS! Tee hee.
So, I started to make them..got about 30, one ounce balls of caked that I dipped in white chocolate. ( unfortunately I used the Wilton chocolate so they look more like CAKE ROCKS..lol)
Man, are they good! I'm giving the customer 1/2 of them and using the rest as samples..lol
I'm putting them on the bottom of the cake to make the bottle look like it's on the "ROCKS"..lol
Tequila on the rocks! The customer laughed her head off! But loved it!
and for course:
rum (dark spiced!!!)
Bailey's Irish cream
Chambord
Kahlua
creme de cacao
Vandermint (chocolate mint!)
Grand Marnier
whiskey
hmmm what say we just try every flavor on this list?
http://www.foodsubs.com/LiqueurFruit.html
(oh dear, this is going to be so!!!! expensive to work my way around the aisles at the liquor store trying all the possible flavor combinations!!)
and for course:
rum (dark spiced!!!)
Bailey's Irish cream
Chambord
Kahlua
creme de cacao
Vandermint (chocolate mint!)
Grand Marnier
whiskey
hmmm what say we just try every flavor on this list?
http://www.foodsubs.com/LiqueurFruit.html
(oh dear, this is going to be so!!!! expensive to work my way around the aisles at the liquor store trying all the possible flavor combinations!!)
Well, we can always con the liquor store guy into giving us the sample bottles in exchange for a couple of dozen SPIRITED CAKE BALLS?
what say you?
Oh by the way, since I made the simple syrup and only used about 2 ounce of Tequila, it was pretty sweet, not bitter. It still had the Alcohol flavor but didn't knock anyone socks off.
I was unable to put about 4 on the board so those went out as samples right away! teehee..I got teamed by the spa girls! lol
You're SUCH a lush... I went to the web site that Doug recommended and I'm swooning like a Victorian Lady at all those YUMMY flavors..
I'm printing out the page as we speak to take to my local BIG DADDY liquor store...
Bat my Lil Ole Lashes at the Liquor store man and see what I can walk away with....tee hee..
Bringing cash..just in case it don't work!!!...lol
Hey, RB -
How did I know You would be the one tp post this subject? Get yourself some Ghiradelli chocolate chips in the supermarket and keep them handy for your next experiment.
I'm volunteering for quality control!
Theresa 
Hey, RB -
How did I know You would be the one tp post this subject?
**Huh???? are you talking about my love to try stuff? lol????**
Get yourself some Ghiradelli chocolate chips in the supermarket and keep them handy for your next experiment.
**You know...I could KICK myself!! if I could reach around my over generous bottom!! I drove 10 miles to Michaels and 10 miles back for that creepy Wilton KAKA stuff...when I could've just gone 3 blocks to the nearest supermarket and gotten the better chocolate...Grrrrrrrrrrrr! I'm just going to have to blame it on the late night of work the night before..lol**
I'm volunteering for quality control!
** Quality control?? hahhahah...I guess you will be joining Doug in the LUSH department! hahaha, I make all kinds of stuff, but then I make other people eat it...lol...I'm HORRIBLE like that!!!**
Theresa
Now, how about Asti cake balls???
oooh...there's two bottles sitting in my fridge as we speak. technically they're for a dinner party tomorrow night but i'm hoping we'll open just one so i can experiment on sunday!!! i'll let y'all know how it goes!!
Oh, no, don't use all your Asti for cake balls! Asti makes the best bellinis in the world. Ever had one?
Take some fruit nectar or puree (white peach is the original recipe) and get it good and cold. Pour about 2/3 of a tall champagne glass of Asti, then fruit n or p to about 1/2 inch from the top. Stir gently and sip. Yum!
Olive Garden makes them with Asti, and they are wonderful, not too sweet, not bitter like dry champagne or prosecco.
Theresa
Yep, there they are Venidian Sunsets - Asti, pineapple juice (sweetened I think) and grenadine. That's what I want for wedding punch. But, you see, I am TRYING to find a way to use up leftover champagne, so maybe there will be some leftover 
from the 2-3 times a year I actually open a bottle.
Yep, there they are Venidian Sunsets - Asti, pineapple juice (sweetened I think) and grenadine. That's what I want for wedding punch. But, you see, I am TRYING to find a way to use up leftover champagne, so maybe there will be some leftover from the 2-3 times a year I actually open a bottle. He drinks Brut, so we can't share...
Here's an OT - Champagne and Asti can be used to replace white wine in any recipe. I made a wonderful chicken recipe called Portuguese Chicken, with a creamy white wine sauce. I had leftover Asti (can you believe it?) and used that, and it turned out great. I got the recipe from www.allrecipes.com
Theresa
I already tried the Grand Marnier with a little orange zest, they were great. I also tried the rum with chocolate and walnuts, champagne and champagne with lemon.
I already have Thanksgiving customers asking if I making them for Xmas and can they put in an order now.
Pineapple cake, Asti binder, wrapped around a marachino cherry -- sunset cakeballs
Orange cream cake, tequilla binder, cherry candymelts - tequilla sunrise
Chocolate cake, Kahlua, frozen - mudslide
Orange cake, strawberry shnapps - strawberry stripper
If you invest in orange oil to add to the chocolate, there are TONS of drink-based cake balls
An update to my Tequilla bottle cake with Tequilla flavored cake..
The husband was so trilled with his cake that he didn't want to cut it...he wanted to take it on the cruise on Monday!!!
He made his wife promise to get ANOTHER cake, so on Monday they are picking up the SAME cake! lol...(shhh don't tell them I'm closed on Mondays..lol)
He even knew that the cake balls where supposed to be Tequilla on the rocks! lol
From someone who doesn't drink alcohol - what is Asti?
Rachel
Oo - what about rose water and champagne flavored cake balls covered in dark chocolate?
Great for Valentine's Day. Roses, champagne & chocolate all in one item.
Rachel
Asti is Champagne, but from the champagne grapes that grow in the Asti Valley , the only sparkling wine that can be called Champagne has to be from that particular area CHAMPAGNE...
I think..
some fried brain tid bit or other..lol
Oh, no, don't use all your Asti for cake balls! Asti makes the best bellinis in the world. Ever had one?
Take some fruit nectar or puree (white peach is the original recipe) and get it good and cold. Pour about 2/3 of a tall champagne glass of Asti, then fruit n or p to about 1/2 inch from the top. Stir gently and sip. Yum!
Olive Garden makes them with Asti, and they are wonderful, not too sweet, not bitter like dry champagne or prosecco.
Theresa
oooh...i know i absolutely love their peach bellinis!!! and i never thought of trying to make my own!!! my husband likes to play bartender so i think i may request this of him!!!
i was alos trying to think of combos for the asti but so far haven't come up with anything yet.
i opened up the first bottle last night and have only drank about 1/8 of it so plenty for bartending and cake ball experiments!!!
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