The Boozy Baker: 75 Recipes for Spirited Sweets

by Lucy Baker

The Boozy Baker is a fun collection of recipes for cakes, pies, tarts, cookies, and more, all of which contain a healthy dose of alcohol. Home bakers will recognize classic treats such as profiteroles, peach cobbler, and spiced Bundt cake, and be delighted by the ways they are reinvented with chocolate stout, almond liqueur, and even Järmeister. Featuring more than 30 full-color photographs, the book also includes sidebars throughout with instructions for preparing funky cocktails that add a punchy compliment to many of the recipes.

Whether you are a pastry perfectionist or a one-bowl beginner, a bonafide mixologist or just looking for a way to polish off a few dusty bottles, this cookbook is sure to become a favorite, its pages splattered with chocolate, sprinkled with sugar, and garnished with a twist.

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Food, Cooking, Food and Drink, Reference, Culinary

176 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2010

Reviews

[Bettie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dedication: TO MY MOTHER,ELIZABETH GLASGOW BAKER,for always letting me stick my fingersin the bowl and lick the spoon.

Blurb: The Boozy Baker is a fun collection of recipes for cakes, pies, tarts, cookies, and more, all of which contain a healthy dose of alcohol. Home bakers will recognize classic treats such as profiteroles, peach cobbler, and spiced Bundt cake, and be delighted by the ways they are reinvented with chocolate stout, almond liqueur, and even Jägermeister. Featuring more than 30 full-color photographs, the book also includes sidebars throughout with instructions for preparing funky cocktails that add a punchy compliment to many of the recipes.

I think the Coffee Maple Walnut Cake with half a cup of coffee liquer sounds a fab thing to try!

#29 TBR Busting 2013

[Scottsdale Public Library]

So much fun! If you've ever wanted to experiment with baking with booze, you need to try this book. It's beautifully laid out with lush photography and simple, approachable recipes. There are also recipes for unique potent potables to boot. You will be inspired and your sweet tooth will thank you! - Meagan M.

[Colleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

+) this is the 1000th book I've logged on goodreads, 2nd cookbook
+) booze!! dessert!
+) some of these recipes sound like keepers and I've noted about half a dozen that I want to try right. now. I borrowed the eBook via the library but now I think I want my own copy.

[Linn Browning · Rating 5 out of 5]

A wonderfully sinful collection of semi-alcoholic treats. I made the Naughty Girl Scout cookies both for my co-workers at the library and for my kendo class's black belt party. This is yet another book that I'm going to have to break down and buy because I keep borrowing the library's copy.

[Mandy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Watch out book club! I'm making at least 2 recipes from this book for you.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

~*Good Recipes*~ Hiccup :o)

[(a)lyss(a) · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was surprised that there weren't that many pictures in this book, I like to be able to see what I'm making so that's kind of a bummer. That being said I was pleasantly surprised by the variety of recipes in this book - it's not just cakes made with alcohol but also pies and tarts and other goodies.

There are some unique recipes in this book. Nothing that really wowed me at first glance, but a few things that sound nice to try.

[Peter Vogel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can read it like a novel

Very well written and interesting. My one disappointment was that the author did not explain the process of adding alcohol to well-tested recipes (ie how to adjust other quantities to accommodate the addition of alcohol)

[Alexa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found a handful of amazing recipes, I wish there had been more pictures.

[Sarah Dunmire · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really have enjoyed this cookbook. I've made both drinks and desserts from it. Not all of them are winners, but baking and cooking with booze is the best :)

[Mel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Most of the recipes were very clear, though a few seemed muddled in directions. Not all things I would be interested in making, but some looked very tasty

[Ashley Helgerson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome cookbook, especially if you are looking for something a *bit* different and off the beaten path of baking cookies and cupcakes.

I have baked many of the recipes in this book and they all turn out quite good. Often you will get recipes that sound great and turn-out not-so-great, but not these.

I don't buy many cookbooks since I get most of my recipes online or from my own head, but this one is a good one to have lying around. Especially if you and your friends enjoy liquor and baked goods!

[Mckinley · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have mixed feelings about using alcohol in baking. It's an expensive ingredients and baking cooks off the alcohol. So if it's the taste I'm after then flavoring may be the better way to go. Some flavors can't be easily substituted though. I tend to use spirits more in unheated parts such as sauces. Not really seeing a lot of recipes where I feel booze would add a lot. But that's just me, I'm not much of a drinker.

[Kim · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought that this book may be a fun read, and it kinda was. Unless you have access to a FULLY stocked bar or are trying to use up odds and ends from a party, you may find this book to be expensive on ingredients. The majority of the recipes call for too much alcohol to leave it out or use and extract for the flavor if you were severing these to mixed aged company.

[Karen! · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun way to spice-up many standard and some new desserts. If only they all worked well vegan! Of course, now I am under the impression that it is entirely socially acceptable to simply add booze to baked goods for good measure.

[Victoria Elaina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've tried some recipes from this book and I was really impressed! My favorite is this blueberry rum pie. Yummmmy! The recipes are easy to follow and there are pictures of the finished product so you can compare your creation. I use this book a lot.

[Just - The romance reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although I have yet to prepare any of the recipes the book is definitely tempting. The photos get your tastes buds excited, and will no doubt have you craving some boozy desserts.

[Kaitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this book! I just made the champagne cake for an Oscar party and the directions were simple and effective. And... it was fun! A great cookbook.

[M · Rating 2 out of 5]

I prefer simpler recipes so I wouldn't attempt anything in this book. However, they do sound delicious so if you don't mind more complicated recipes, I'm sure they'd turn out great.

[Celeste · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've only made one of the recipes(amaretto cheesecakes)but they've become a favorite among my friends, and so many of the others sound amazing I just haven't gotten around to trying them.

[Jennifer Chapman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have not yet tried any of the recipes but her writing style is funny. I have bookmarked many recipes to try. I will have to make a few then write a real post.

[Darcy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one had some interesting recipes. I did find a couple that I want to try, but most looked like too much trouble to mess with.

[Corrin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eh. Some of the recipes look pretty tasty, but there's nothing particularly new or revolutionary here. Add booze to baked goods. That's the gist.

[Kris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun book with about 75 recipes for using booze in baking. Cooking with spirits is as easy as using real vanilla. Yes, vanilla has alcohol in it.

I read this on my Kindle reader.

[Stacy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some good sounding recipes. There are a few I would like to try: Grasshopper pie, pomegranate pumpkin cake, and Dirty Girl Scout cookies.

[Marjorie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven't tried all the recipes yet but the ones I have made are amazing!

[Kathy Clark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yummy recipes. Can't wait to try some.

[Kathleen]

These recipes look amazing.