St. Paddy’s Day is fast approaching, so today’s video features a couple of food and drink options that you might add to your holiday menu. Both options were made with Triple Dog Irish Whiskey  which we reviewed for St. Paddy’s Day 2023.

For our food option, we’ll discuss a Chocolate Whiskey Cake recipe that we stumbled upon in the New York Times. Here’s the recipe…

Chocolate Whiskey Cake

INGREDIENTS

12 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces, more for pan

• 85 grams unsweetened cocoa powder (about ¾ cup plus 2 tablespoons)
• 1½ cups brewed strong coffee
• ½ cup Irish whiskey
• 200 grams granulated sugar (about 1 cup)
• 156 grams light brown sugar (about 1 cup)
• 240 grams all-purpose flour (about 2 cups)
• 8 grams baking soda (about 1½ teaspoons)
• 3 grams fine sea salt (about ¾ teaspoon)
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
• 3 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
• Powdered sugar, for serving (optional)

PREPARATION
Step 1
Heat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 10-inch springform pan. Dust with 2 tablespoons cocoa powder.

Step 2
In a medium saucepan over low heat, warm coffee, Irish whiskey, 12 tablespoons butter and remaining cocoa powder, whisking occasionally, until butter is melted. Whisk in sugars until dissolved. Remove from heat and cool completely.

Step 3
In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, pepper and cloves. In another bowl, whisk together eggs and vanilla. Slowly whisk egg mixture into chocolate mixture. Add dry ingredients and whisk to combine. Fold in chocolate chips.

Step 4
Pour batter into prepared pan. Transfer to oven and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center emerges clean, 55 to 65 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack, then remove sides of pan. Dust with powdered sugar before serving, if you like.

For our drinks option, we went with a classic Old Fashioned. Here’s how we made it:

Triple Dog Old Fashioned

INGREDIENTS

• 2 ounces of Triple Dog Irish Whiskey
• .5 ounces Demerara Simple Syrup
• 3 dashes of Orange Bitters
• Orange Peel
• Luxardo Cherry

PREPARATION
Pour all ingredients over a large ice cube. Stir. Garnish with orange peel and cherry.

To hear all about these tasty treats and how they went together, click play on the following video:

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Many thanks to the fine folks at Big Thirst Marketing for sending us this very generous sample!