Gold Chapters 26-34

Two friends eating and drinking their way through Gold –Book 5 of the Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy! SPOILERS FOR THE SERIESRecipes for food and cocktails mentioned in this episode:Cranberry White Chocolate Blondies Ingredients:½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted1 cup brown sugar (lightly packed)1 large egg1 tsp vanilla extract1 cup all-purpose flour½ tsp baking powder¼ tsp salt½ cup dried cranberries (I like to soak my dried cranberries, I used cranberry juice cocktail tonight because I had it for the mule but whatever ½ cup white chocolate chips Instructions:Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment.Mix wet ingredients: In a bowl, whisk butter and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla.Add dry ingredients: Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined.Fold in mix-ins: Add cranberries and white chocolate chips.Bake: Spread batter evenly into the pan. Bake 20–25 minutes, until golden and set.Cool & cut: Let cool fully before slicing into squares. Wine/Cocktail Pairing: Malina’s Winter Mule (a C&C original)Ingredients: 2 oz vodka (because subtlety is dead, much like Malina’spatience)½ oz cranberry juice (blood, guilt, and sass, shaken together)½ oz lime juice (that acidic edge that cuts through her ‘queen mode’)Top with ginger beer (for the bite — she’s not here to coddle anyone)Garnish with sugared cranberries or a lime wheel (because even a Cold Queen likes a little sparkle)Flavor commentary:This drink is crisp, tart, and packs a kick — the kind of mule that doesn’t just buck you off, it builds a whole damn ice wall around your city while doing it. Join our Corks and Cauldron Patreon to enjoy all our content:  patreon.com/CorksandCauldron Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wGWcrd75NwFollow us on:Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@corksandcauldronTikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@corks.and.cauldronYoutube: @corksandcauldronFacebook: @corksandcauldron Email us your favorite Plated Prisoner theories orquestions: [email protected] Listen to the Corks and Cauldron Podcast on your favoritepodcast platform:Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/05V5Phlkc2n0AdwSLdLRkt?si=3404ad78f0b94d69Amazon- https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/6376cc94-9ac8-407a-8e23-b40c0b8e2d8b/corks-and-cauldronApple- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/corks-and-cauldron/id1790775715  Don't forget to send this podcast to your fellow fantasy/romantasy readers!