Whiskey* Vanilla Extract
2 vanilla beans
Jameson Whiskey (about a shot give or take)
dark or lightproof bottle
Spilt the vanilla beans in half and cut in half so that they fit into a small bottle. Add Whiskey and let sit in a cool, dark place for a month.
*I was planning on having a whiskey-themed cake so I used whiskey, but I'm sure vodka or rum would work just as well (obviously Bourbon should work given all of the bourbon extracts on the market).
Easiest recipe ever. The only hard part is waiting a month for it to mature, but considering it's REAL vanilla extract for a fraction of what you'd pay at Williams Sonoma or Whole Foods, it's totally worth the wait. I bought my beans from Trader Joes for $3.99 and used booze that I had on hand in the apartment. I also forgot to take pictures because I am the worst blogger ever BUT I will do a controlled experiment with different boozes and document it as soon as I have enough guinea pigs to taste all of the resulting cakes.
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