Chocolate Chips:  75 gms

Butter: 150 gms

Dark Chocolate:  56 gms

Cocoa Powder: 30 gms

Sugar: 150 gms

Eggs: 2 nos

Artic Vodka: 1 ½ tsp

Cream Cheese: 50 gms

All purpose Flour: 50 gms

Method:

1.       Melt the butter and chocolate over a double boiler.

2.       Beat the above mixture with cocoa, sugar until incorporated.

3.       Beat in the eggs and vodka for another 30 seconds. The mixture should look thick and glossy.

4.       Beat in the room temperature cream cheese until small bits remain.

5.       Add the flour.

6.       Fold the chocolate chips.

7.       Be careful you don’t over mix the batter.

8.       Add the batter to cup cake molds.

9.       Bake for 12-15 mins 160 degree. When the cupcake springs back it’s done.

10.   The batter will rise and puff in the middle but will sink on cooling.

Frosting:

White Chocolate: 250 gms

Cream cheese Soft: 300 gms

Soft Butter: 80 gms

Strawberry Puree: 40 gms

Vodka: 2 tbsp

Method:

1.       Heat the chocolate in microwaveable bowl.

2.       In a processor add cream cheese butter, puree and vodka. Pulse twice and mix. Scrape the sides with a spatula.

3.       Add the slightly cool down white chocolate to this mixture with a spatula and fold the mix.

4.       Let it cool and pipe on the Cupcakes you made above.

5.       Garnish the cupcakes with edible flowers or fresh strawberries.

Green Apple Corn Salsa

Ingredients

• 2 Green Granny Smith Apples- chopped
• ½ Red Onion finely chopped
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• ¼ tsp crushed red chili powder
• 1 cup corn nibbles
• 1 tomato medium diced
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp freshly ground coarse black pepper
• ¼ cup chopped coriander
• 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tbsp green apple Artic vodka

METHOD:

• Take all the ingredients mix in a bowl.
•  The cold stops the ripening process, thereby killing the flavor. Try to eat it immediately after letting it stand for about a half hour. If you must put it in the fridge, let it warm up to room temperature before serving for optimum flavor.
• Serve with warm tortilla chips.

Green Apple Vodka Corn Salsa

For all you chocolate and Vodka lovers, here is a special treat! A quick recipe for a pudding that you can put together in less than an hour’s time. It is egg less, it has chocolate and also Artic Vodka! How delicious does that sound? Don’t forget to share it with your friends and get ready to experiment in the kitchen.  

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 teacups milk
• 10 teaspoons sugar
• 3 teaspoons cocoa powder
• 100 grams dark chocolate
• 10 teaspoons china grass (5 grams), cut into small pieces
• 2 teaspoons custard powder
• 200 grams fresh cream
• 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon Artic Orange Vodka

Method

 

1. Soak the china grass in 3/4 cup of cold water for 1 hour. Put to cook on a slow flame until it dissolves.

2. Put 2 cups of milk to boil with the sugar, cocoa powder and dark chocolate.

3. To the balance 1/2 cup milk, add the custard powder and boil. When the milk starts boiling, add to the cocoa mixture and go on stirring and cooking for 1 minute.

4. When the china grass is dissolved completely, add to the boiling custard and cook again for 2 minutes. Strain the mixture and go on stirring it until it is slightly cold.

5. Beat the cream with the powdered sugar, add the vanilla essence, vodka and mix well. Add to the cocoa mixture and put it any mold to set in deep freezer for 8-10 hrs.

6. Demold the mousse and decorate with white chocolate pearls and golden dragée balls.

ORANGE VODKA CREAM

• 1 ½  Cup Whipping Cream
• ¼ cup orange marmalade/ compote
• 2 tbsp Artic orange vodka

Method:

1. Whip the cream to soft peak stage.
2. Mix the Vodka with orange marmalade.
3. Fold in the Marmalade with the cream.
4. Adding some orange color is optional.

Here is a quick recipe:

1. Cream 75 gms of butter with 60 gms of sugar (room temp)

2. After creaming add a yolk to this mix

3. Add 90 gms all-purpose flour+60 gms almond flour +1 tsp anise seeds +1/2 tsp almond extract

4. Shape the dough into walnut size balls and bake at 160 degree c for 20-25 mins

5. When cool sift over some icing sugar , good with coffee great with mint tea.

I am sure all of you know about Anna Hazare by now. For those who have never heard his name also must know him. Finally he broke his fast and his three demands have been fulfilled by the government on the lokpal bill. He trended not only on twitter nationally but the guy was covered all over New york times.

Here are some goodies done by us with Anna Hazare as the inspiration. The same got covered by HT city today.