Champagne And Cherries Recipes

THE CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Place the sugar cube in the bottom of a Champagne flute .
• Saturate the cube with bitters.
• Add the brandy.
• Fill with Champagne and watch the sugar cube dissolve.
• Garnish with the orange slice and maraschino cherry. Serve and enjoy.

CHAMPAGNE AND CHERRIES

Steps:

• Divide cherries among four tall, narrow glasses or Champagne flutes and top each with 1 1/2 teaspoons Amaretto. Let sit 10 minutes. To serve, top each with chilled sparkling wine.

CHAMPAGNE CHERRY POKE CAKE

Steps:

• Bake the cake mix according to the directions on the package, however substitute the water for champagne, so if your box calls for 2/3 cup water use 2/3 cup champagne.
• Allow the cake to completely cool before poking holes.
• Once cooled, use a straw to poke holes all over the top of the cake.
• Combine the cherry jello mix and boiling water, and stir until dissolved.
• Add in the cold water, and stir again.
• Pour the jello mixture evenly over the cake, allowing it to seep into the holes you created.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Before serving, top the cake with cool whip and garnish each piece with a cherry dipped in gold sprinkles.
• Pour the gold sprinkles in a very small bowl.
• Wash and dry the cherries. Melt 1 square of white chocolate candiquik with vegetable shortening in the microwave for 1 minute and 30 seconds on 50% power. Continue to microwave on 50% power in 20 second intervals until the chocolate is melted.
• Dip one cherry at a time in the melted chocolate, allowing the excess chocolate to fall back into the bowl.
• Then dip each cherry into the bowl with gold sprinkles. You may have to shake or rotate the sprinkles to get them to cover all of the chocolate. Place on a plate to harden until your ready to use them.