Ruby Slippers Recipes

RUBY RED SLIPPERS

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice; add vodka, orange-flavored liqueur, amaretto liqueur, lime juice, and sugar. Cover shaker and shake. Strain drink into 2 martini glasses; add enough cranberry juice to fill glass 2/3-full. Pour 1 teaspoon raspberry-flavored liqueur into each drink and top with champagne.

RUBY SLIPPER CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cake mix, sour cream, water and eggs in large bowl.
• Blend, then beat at medium speed 2 minutes until creamy.
• Spoon 1/3 of batter into well-greased and floured 10-inch fluted tube pan.
• Sprinkle with 1/2 the gelatin.
• Repeat layers.
• Spread remaining batter over gelatin to cover.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 45 to 50 minutes, until cake springs back when lightly pressed.
• Cool in pan 5 minutes.
• Remove from pan; cool on rack.
• Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar, if desired.

RUBY SLIPPERS (FROM CUISINE AT HOME)

Steps:

• Pulse cranberries and juice in a food processor until berries are coarsely chopped.
• Simmer in a saucepan over medium heat with sugar, orange rind, and juice until syrupy, about 10 minutes.
• Strain; cool syrup to room temperature.
• Pour 1-2 T. syrup into glasses (or flutes),
• Top with sparkling wine.
• Garnish cocktails with whole cranberries.
• If desired, rub the rims of champagne flutes with an orange wedge and dip in red sugar.

RUBY SLIPPER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Combine the first 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Blend and then beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Spoon 1/3 of the batter into a well greased and floured spongecake pan.
• Sprinkle half of the Jell-o powder over top.
• Repeat layers ending with batter - spread to ensure the Jell-O is covered.
• Bake @ 325 for 45-50 minutes.
• After cooling slightly, remove the cake from the pan and sprinkle the top with powdered sugar.