2 cups apple sauce
1 cup apple cider
1 cup orange juice
2 tablespoons Vermont maple syrup
1/2 teaspoons nutmeg
1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into glasses
and serve.
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INGREDIENTS: Crust
7 oz Amaretti (see note)
1 oz Chocolate, unsweetened, 1 square
2 tb Granulated sugar
5 tb Sweet butter
Filling:
6 oz Chocolate, semisweet
1 1/2 lb Cream cheese
7 oz Amaretti
4 oz Almond paste
4 lg Eggs
1/3 c Amaretto liqueur
1/2 c Heavy cream
1/4 c Sugar, granulated
Make Crust: Butter the sides
only (not the bottom) of a 9-inch spring-form pan (about
2 1/2 to 3 inches deep). Grind the Amaretti very fine
in a food processor or blender. Mix with sugar in a
mixing bowl. Melt the chocolate and butter in the top
of a double boiler, stirring occasionally. Add the
melted mixture to the Amaretti crumbs and sugar and
mix thoroughly. (Don't wash the double boiler; you'll
be using it again in a minute.) Turn the mixture into
the prepared pan. With your fingers, distribute it
evenly over the bottom and press it down into a very
firm, compact layer. Refrigerate
while you prepare the filling.
Make Filling: Adjust rack 1/3 up from the bottom of
the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Partially melt
chocolate in the top of a double boiler, then uncover
and stir until completely melted. Remove the top of
the double boiler and set aside to cool. Break the
Amaretti coarsely into a bowl and set aside. Cut the
almond
paste into small pieces, and beat on
low speed with an electric mixer, while gradually adding
the Amaretto liqueur. Beat until thoroughly mixed and
set aside. Beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer
until smooth. Add the sugar and beat until smooth again.
Add the almond paste- Amaretto mixture and beat until
thoroughly mixed. Add the melted chocolate and beat
well again. Add the eggs one at a time, beating at
low speed until they are incorporated after each addition.
Add the heavy cream and beat until smooth. Add the
coarsely broken Amaretti and stir gently only to mix.
Turn into the prepared pan, pouring the mixture over
the bottom crust. Rotate the pan gently to level the
batter. (Don't worry if the mixture comes almost to
the top; it won't run over.) Bake 45 minutes. It will
seem soft and not done, but don't bake any more; it
will become firm when chilled. The top of the cake
is supposed to look bumpy because of the large chunks
of Amaretti. Let cool completely at room temperature,
then carefully remove the sides of the pan and refrigerate
the cake (still on the bottom of the pan) for 4 to
6 hours, or overnight.