I braced myself for something weird, especially since its consistency is more pudding-like than liqueur-like. He previously worked as a fashion model, was in the British Army and created companies in the technology, venture capital and financial services sectors. S. COPYRIGHT, INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND OTHER APPLICABLE COPYRIGHT LAWS AND MAY NOT BE COPIED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF LUXURIOUS MAGAZINE, WHICH RESERVES ALL RIGHTS. You can substitute all brandy or all vodka (or even whiskey or rum) in place of the vodka-brandy combination in this recipe. The legendary Snowball cocktail has remained a firm favourite, prompting fond memories of festive family rituals.

Advocaat is easy to make and it should be refrigerated a while before serving, so you can make it ahead or even bottle some up to give as a holiday gift.Always grease and line your cake tin with butter and baking parchment, even if it is a non-stick pan. Warninks Advocaat has been made in Holland since 1616 and was one of the original producers of advocaat. And it’s a simple but highly effective way to bring this much-loved smooth and creamy liqueur into baking. A mixture of light brown sugar and caster sugar also lend interest and great texture to the cake crumb.

The sponge cake can be made in advance (it can even be frozen), ready for topping with the advocaat cream and decorations just before serving.Or turn it into a dessert suitable for any occasion by topping it with generic decorations or chocolates of your choice. However, for a more pronounced boozy bake try replacing the milk in the recipe with Warninks advocaat. For millions of people of my generation, up and down the UK, it is a key to opening long lost happy memories. Some say that advocaat was originally made with avocados in Suriname and that they subbed in egg yolks since avocados weren't readily available in the Netherlands.

Always grease and line your cake tinwith butter and baking parchment, even if it is a non-stick pan. You can scale the recipe to make whatever size batch you want, so storage isn't really an issue anyway.

Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. In the UK double cream has a fat content of 48%, so if you are elsewhere in the world use a suitable alternative with a similar fat content. It has a distinct, creamy brandy custard flavor that is far superior to the more familiar version of eggnog.