Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Kentucky Derby Party

The Kentucky Derby is coming up on May 5th and 6th and I love all the festivities surrounding it.  Olive loves horses so I think we'll have a fun, low key Derby party at home this year.  I'm sure she'll want to do some pretend horse races of her own.  I wanted to share some of my favorite Derby recipes with you today so you could get some ideas for  Derby party of your own.

CARROT CAKE CUPCAKES
I promised you this carrot cake recipe last week and here it is!  I figured since horses love carrots, it was the perfect treat to include in my Kentucky Derby post.  My whole family loved these and have been requesting I make another batch ASAP.  

Carrot Cake:
1 cup sugar
1/2 c oil
2 eggs
1 t vanilla
1/2 t salt
1 c flour
1/2 t baking soda
2 t cinnamon
2 cups grated carrots

Combine ingredients starting with the sugar and oil.  Add in eggs and vanilla.  Mix in dry ingredients and fold in carrots.  Bake at 325 for 18-22 minutes or until the cupcakes are set.  Let cool.  You could easily bake this mixture in bread pans, mini bundt pans or as a layer cake.  Cupcakes are just my go to since they bake so quickly.

Recipes Yields: 12 cupcakes

Icing:
Typically carrot cake is served with cream cheese frosting.  My husband doesn't care for that so I opted to make my Homemade Buttercream instead.  It was delicious on the carrot cake!



BLUSH LILY COCKTAIL
Kevin loves to make a good cocktail so it's fun to be his taste tester.  This Blush Lily was a delicious drink that would be perfect for a Derby party.  You can find all the drink details here.


DERBY PIE
How can you go wrong with a pie that includes chocolate chips and pecans??  You can't!  You can find the recipe here and I just know you'd love it!  I'm definitely planning on making one for my family for our Derby party and serving it with vanilla bean ice cream.


CHOCOLATE CHIP PECAN PIE BARS
If making a pie sounds intimidating, then these pie bars are for you!  They're really easy and delicious!  You can find my recipe here


What are your plans or traditions for Derby weekend??


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9 comments:

  1. Even though we aren't having a party this year or going to a party, you've given me the idea that I can still have some special food to celebrate the derby while we watch!
    Sarah at MeetTheShaneyfelts

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  2. This all looks delicious! Your icing piping is perfect! I am going to pin the pecan recipes since my husband absolutely loves pecan pie! Have a terrific Tuesday!

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  3. Those carrot cake cupcakes look so good. Everything does! I need to think about doing a little party for the derby.

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  4. Those carrot cake cupcakes look so yummy!! We don't really do anything for the Derby here in MI, but I am loving reading all these posts about it!

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  5. This is a day I have never celebrated. But hey, any reason to make yummy treats is a good reason to me. My stomach is literally growling friend.

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  6. Sounds fun! I've never thought about celebrating derby day, but kids always love the idea of a mini celebration! Thank you for the yummy recipes!

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  7. So fun! I love all the Derby happenings! Off to check out the cocktail!

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  8. We just planned a Cinco de mayo fiesta but now I want a derby party!! That blush Lily cocktail sounds so good! And I need to know which icing tip you used to pipe that carrot cake frosting. It's perfect!!

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