This New Year's Eve, my husband had to work overnight, which was sad, but I wasn't going to let that cut down on the festivities! Before our partying group headed out to dinner, we toasted with some New Year's Eve cocktails of Jameson and Diet Gingerale - which looks just like champagne - adorned with edible gold star glitter. Some noise blowers in a glass paired with sparkly 2011 glasses really livened up the room.
Later that evening, I went over to my friend Margot's apartment for a New Year's celebration and her party was so festive! Check out this link for more details!
New Year's Day
I made a fruitcake for New Year's Day, and hosted a few friends for a breakfast and movie day (so my husband could partake in the partying!). I had some extra candied fruit leftover from the biscotti I made for Christmas this year (I know fruitcake has a bad rap....but everyone was surprised by how good this version was!). Unfortunately those pictures came out too dark, but here is how I made the fruitcake:
1 pint container candied fruit (pre-diced)
brandy
fruit juice
1 box yellow cake mix
eggs & oil per box
edible glitter (optional)
Soak the candied fruit in brandy. Meanwhile, prepare the cake mix, substituting fruit juice for the water called for on the box (I used pomegranate cranberry). Drain the fruit, and add to the cake batter mixture. Pour into a greased bundt pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes. Let cool on a cookie rack fully. Flip over, remove cake pan, and sprinkle with edible glitter.
The above is a variation of a recipe posted on cooks.com - Thanks!
i'm going to assume in the future that your posts will end with "sprinkle with edible glitter."
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