Winter holidays are coming and you need to be prepared! I am not talking about the presents and Christmas decorations, I’m talking about holiday party. I want to present a super nice cocktail for the winter events. This hot cider with some spices, a bit of whiskey and topped with a whipped cream, warms you up and creates a nice festive mood.

Be careful it’s really hot!

Hot cider with whiskey and whipped cream

By voloshyna, December 17, 2012

• Total Time: 8 minutes
• Prep Time: 3 minutes
• Cook time: 5-10 minutes

Ingredients:

• cider - 1 bottle (25 oz)
• orange zest - 3-4 stripes
• freshly squeezed orange juice - 1/2 cup
• cinnamon sticks - 2
• whole cloves - 2 tsps
• ginger powder - 1/2 tsp
• ground nutmeg - 1/4 tsp
• honey - 3-5 tbsp (or to taste)
• whiskey - 1 cup
• whipped cream -

Instructions:

Pour the apple cider into a medium pot and add all the ingredients except the whiskey and the whipped cream. Slowly bring to a simmer over low heat. Simmer for 8-10 minutes. Remove from the heat and add the whiskey. Pour into serving glasses and topped with a whipped cream. Serve immediately!  You can also garnish this drink with cinnamon sticks or peppermint candies.

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Autumn – it is the best time for a pumpkin recipes. Here in US I became a huge fan of pumpkin soup and pumpkin bread. So today I would like to present you my newest discover – maple pumpkin squares.

Moisture pumpkin squares

By voloshyna, October 17, 2012

Ingredients:

• pumpkin pure - 1 cup
• eggs - 2
• vegetable oil - 1/2 cup
• water - 1/4 cup
• white sugar - 1 cup
• brown sugar - 1 cup
• all purpose flour - 3 1/2 cups
• baking powder - 1 tsp
• salt - 1/2 tsp
• dried cranberry - 1/2 cup
• ground cinnamon - 1 tsp
• ground ginger - 1/2 tsp
• ground nutmeg - 1/2 tsp
• hot water - 1/2 cup
• maple syrup - 1/2 cup
• orange zest - 2 strips

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease and flour 9х13 oblong pan. In a large, bowl combine the flour, salt, sugar, and baking powder. In a separate bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended.  Then combine with the dry ingredients and cranberries, do not mix too thoroughly. Pour in the prepared pan. Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Cake are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Turn out of the pan and let your cake cool on a rack. Meanwhile, in a small sauce pan combine water, maple syrup and orange zest, bring to a boil. Cook for a 3-5 min and let to cool. Then pour the syrup on your cake, leave for a 2-3 hours