Honey Tea Cake

Makes one cake in a Tube Pan

Batter Ingredients: 

1 cup white sugar (or a little less)
3 large eggs
1 cup of honey (Papa Jim's Wildflower)
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla

Dry Ingredients: 

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

Plus:  1 cup of warm, strong tea (Orange Pekoe)

Directions: 

Preheat oven to 325F.

Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl small bowl.

Beat the batter ingredients together in a large bowl.
Add about 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the batter and mix well.
Follow with 1/2 cup of the warm tea.
Mix another 1/3 of the dry ingredients, followed by the rest of the tea.
Then end by adding the remaining dry ingredients.

Pour into a greased tube pan. Bake at 325F for 50-60 minutes till firm on top and golden brown.

Cool and remove from pan.

Mojito

Makes 1 drink

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz white Rum
5 oz club soda
3 oz simple syrup
Lime
Mint
Cucumber

Place 2 lime wedges and fresh mint leaves into a serving glass and muddle.
Add 3 oz of simple syrup, muddle again.
Add ice, rum and soda and a slice of cucumber.

To make the simple syrup:
Mix 1 cup of sugar with 1 cup of water and bring to a boil till everything is dissolved.
Cool. You can keep this in a jar in the fridge to use later.

Lemon Drop Martini

Makes 1 drink

Add the following ingredients into a cocktail shaker and shake till mixed. Rub a lemon around the rim of the martini glass and dip it in a plate of fine sugar to coat the rim.
Pour into a tall martini glass.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Triple Sec or Cointreau
3/4 oz lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
1 tsp super fine sugar
4 - 5 ice cubes

Pina Colada

Makes 2 drinks

In a blender or vitamix, combine the following and process till smooth.
Pour into a tall glass and garnish with pineapple and a cherry.

1 cup of ice
1 cup diced frozen pineapple (or fresh)
2 oz (1/4 cup) coconut cream
5 oz pineapple juice
3 oz Rum (white/dark)