New York City Cocktails!

As I was in New York City recently during the much warmer weather, I thought that I would be a little more daring than my usual dirty martini and give the above cocktail a try!

It's a Raspberry Vodka Lemondrop martini! It was super delicious. I'm not really sure how it was made but it did include raspberry infused vodka and a homestyle lemonade and had a lovely raw sugar crust! I had it at Eatery in NYC and loved it so much that I had two!

I will be giving it a go myself so stay tuned for the outcomes!

Teeny Tiny Carrot Cakes

I am quite the fan of carrot cake. I'm not sure where this addiction came from but every now and then (particularly when we have loads of carrots!) I whip up some of these teeny tiny carrot cakes.

Ingredients:

• 2 medium carrots grated
• 1/2 cup of olive oil
• 3/4 cup of light brown sugar
• 1 cup of self raising flour (you can use a half/half combo of normal and wholemeal)
• 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts
• 1/4 cup of sultanas
• 3 tablespoons of pepitas
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon of all spice
  

1. mix the sugar, eggs and oil together well and then mix to the other ingredients.
2. pop tablespoons of mixture into 12 lined cupcake/muffin pans.
3. bake in a pre-heated oven at 180 degrees celcius for between 20 to 25 minutes
4. cool!

You can ice these beauties with a lovely cream cheese icing or eat just as! They will stay fresh for a few days as long as they are kept in an air tight container. I like to take these as a bit of an afternoon snack at work!