Sifted: Hot Chocolate Cake, Sparkling Pomegranate Margaritas + More

Give 2014 the ultimate send-off with recipes for cakes, cocktails and other creations.

By: Allison Milam

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Now that we’re inching out of December, odds are you’ve already overdone it on the hot chocolate front. Get your fix in other ways with Hummingbird High’s Hot Chocolate Cake with Marshmallow Fluff Frosting. It’s made with real hot chocolate, and the marshmallow fluff is the perfect cloudy crown.

Your New Year’s toast better pack some nose-tingling bubbly, and Minimalist Baker’s Sparkling Pomegranate Margaritas have that, plus tangy (healthy) pomegranate and tequila.

Loaded with color, these Pulled Pork Tostadas by How Sweet It Is are a culinary dreamboat. And, hey, haven’t you heard it’s good luck to eat pork for the New Year?

After the ball drops, your first step of the new year should be taking a late-night slice of Two Red Bowls' glitzy and effervescent New Year’s Cake. Frosted with a silky champagne buttercream, this chocolate cake ensures 2014 goes out with a bang.

If robots were to ever take over the world, at least this Easy Restaurant-Style Blender Salsa would still be within our grasp. Averie Cooks’ recipe only takes loading ingredients into the blender and pushing the button.

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