Vaina Recipes

VAINA

Steps:

• Place ice, sherry, port, brandy, egg yolks, bitters, and sugar into the bowl of a blender. Blend for a minute until smooth, taste, and add additional confectioner's sugar to taste. Pour into highball glasses, and sprinkle with cinnamon to serve.

CHILEAN HOLIDAY FRUITCAKE: PAN DE PASCUA RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Cream butter with the sugars until smooth and creamy.
• Add eggs one at a time until well blended.
• Sift the dry ingredients together. Stir the fruit zests into the dry ingredients.
• Whisk the coffee, brandy or rum, evaporated milk, anise flavoring, vanilla, and vinegar together.
• Alternate adding the wet and dry ingredients to the butter/egg mixture, blending well.
• Fold in the nuts and the dried fruit.
• Line the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with a circle of waxed paper.
• Spread the batter evenly into the pan.
• Bake the cake for 45 minutes. Without removing the cake from the oven, carefully sprinkle some sifted powdered sugar over the top of the cake, then bake the cake for 15 minutes more.
• Check cake for doneness: a wooden skewer inserted into the middle of the cake should come out clean. If the cake is not yet done, return it to the oven and check it again every 5 or 10 minutes until done.
• Let cake cool 15 minutes in the pan on a rack.
• Gather the ingredients.
• While the cake is cooling, make the icing. Sift 1 cup confectioner's sugar into a bowl. Add melted butter, a pinch of salt, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in 1 to 2 tablespoons milk or more to reach desired consistency.
• Remove cake from pan, and drizzle top with icing.

VAINA

Steps:

• Pour ingredients into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake well. Serve in a red wine glass and sprinkle powdered cinnamon on top.