261 Do Your Tikis Dance With Jack Daniels?

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This weeks podcast was just found in a dusty place, deep inside the macbook.  Apparently recorded back in early September, Kalani and Sunshine popped into the lounge for cocktails and some great music from The Exotics.  Hear three awesome tracks from this great band that hails from Milwaukee.  Don Nelson who is not only in the band but also operates the Foundation Tiki Bar in Milwaukee was nice enough to drop a copy of the album with us.  This podcast will seem like going back in time since the Taboo event happened over a month ago.  But, the music, cocktails and banter still sound fresh.  Get a kickin recipe for a Jack Daniels ice cream cake you can do at home and some tips from Kalani about her weight loss challenges.  More, fresh and new podcasts coming very soon. Whiskey Lemon Ice Cream Cake

Making your own boozy ice cream cake really couldn't be easier.  And you can freeze it ahead of time and just pull it out before your serve.  Our original recipe uses vanilla whipped topping for the frosting, but we also tried adding chocolate powder and vanilla to the whipped topping for more fun and flavor.  

1 Box Lemon Cake Mix

1 16oz tub Cool Whip

1 tsp Bourbon Vanilla

1 Tblsp Lemon Zest

1 tub Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Jack Daniels, according to cake recipe

Prepare cake to recipe on box for a two layer round or square cake.  Replace the water with Jack Daniels, usually 1 1/3 to 1 1/2 cups of whiskey.  Bake according to box.  Cool cakes.  Slice off top of cooled cakes if they mounded, to make them flat.  Wrap cakes in plastic wrap and freeze for an hour.  While cake is in freezer, add the vanilla to the Cool Whip and set in refrigerator till needed.  Remove cakes from freezer, remove plastic wrap.  Place first cake on platter.  In a bowl or mixer, stir ice cream just till it is soft enough to smoosh onto cake.  Add second layer of cake.  Quickly frost cake with Cool Whip and put in the freezer for at least an hour.  Slice and server.  Looks fabulous and tastes amazing.  You can use this same method and sub any liquor you like.  Play with ice cream flavors, cake flavors and shapes.