Last week I was out having drinks with some girlfriends at a new swanky restaurant/bar. And before we start, yes I am the type of girl that enjoys those $12 ridiculous drinks -judge away. I like the fun colors and the fancy alcohols…but I really love the creativity the bartenders (or as they now call themselves, mixologists) put behind the drinks. I started off with a Watermelon Punch Mojito, dove into a Passion Pop Rock Martini and then was checking the menu for my next conquest. I was consulting the bartender on my next choice, when told me he had something really special just for me. First I thought maybe he was giving me his number -calm down Jorge, I would have pointed out my ring- but instead a pure white martini was placed in front of me.
I wasn’t quite sure about it…hello? Where are the colors and the cool garnishes? But then I took a sip… CAKE BATTER! Seriously, it was like the coolest birthday party, but in my mouth. I was hooked and proceeded to have another. I knew I could make one myself and even asked the bartender for his recipe. He told me no way, it was his secret. I handed him my card and told him to check here in a week. I promised I would make his Cake Batter Martini, but I would make it better.
So Aiden, if you are here, I made it…and with the addition of sprinkles, I definitely made it better!
After a quick google session, I found this baby over on How Sweet Eats. Big surprise, homegirl thinks of everything! I used the Cake Vodka by Three Olives (Pinnacle also makes it) and used heavy cream to stick the sprinkles to the edges. To get the color drizzle effect, I just dropped some sprinkles around the edge right after pouring the martini.
Cake Batter Martini
This Cake Batter Martini is absolutely the drink to celebrate your (or someone else's) birthday with--just look at those beautiful colors!
Ingredients
- 3 ounces Three Olives Cake Vodka
- 3 ounces white/clear creme de cacao
- 2 ounces amaretto
- 2 ounces heavy whipping cream
- 1 ounce Godiva white chocolate liqueur
- sprinkles (I used nonpareils)
Instructions
- Place sprinkles on a shallow plate that is a little larger than the mouth of your martini glass. Dampen a paper towel with whipping cream (or water) and wet the rims of the martini glasses. Dip glass into sprinkles to coat the edges.
- Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake for about 30 seconds. Strain into martini glasses and drink!
- Make ahead: For a big party, mix up a big bath of these martinis and store in a large pitcher in the fridge. Shake a glass at a time over ice whenever ready to serve!
Notes
adapted from How Sweet Eats
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 549Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 144mgCarbohydrates: 52gFiber: 0gSugar: 47gProtein: 2g
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gorgeous! My into was the Intocicake at Max Brenner in Boston. They have their own chocolate, I order the white, which I have been unable to duplicate so I will try your recipe. Definitely will practice with the colors sliding down n the glass. Thanks
Anyone have a good thing I can use as a substitute for the cream? I am dairy free, but would love to try this! (well, lactose free, actually- I wonder if I could blend cool whip or similar?)
Goodness this would be dangerous! Loveeee martini’s and cake batter..this recipe is a winner!
This is definitey one for the ladies. Pinning to my “For the Ladies” board right now.
Oh. My. God.
Girl.
Can you please send this to me through the computer?! I need think I might need it to help me get through the day.
Wow, this just looks amazing! Thanks a billion for the share, I can’t wait to try this one 🙂
I honestly just really, really love the idea for the glass! I wonder if you could do it to the glass with a smidge of milk and then make a very colorful milkshake for a child on their birthday! (I imagine a milk shake would not allow the sprinkles to slide to the bottom of the glass at the beginning.) Although, I certainly wouldn’t say no if someone made me a cake batter martini either…Congrats on being picked for the SITS girls linky party fave!
After buying all the ingredients your still paying 12 a drink. Lol
Wowzers! Looks amazing!
Never mind, I figured it out! lol
That’s awesome but the Pin it button doesn’t work! How will I ever remember it!? lol
Made these with green sprinkles in honour of St. Patrick today and they were an absolute hit, not to mention pretty!!! Props to your ah-mazing bartender owning skills!!
Sounds yummy..I love sweet or fruity drinks..another good one is Pineapple Upside Down Cake(Cake vodka and pineapple juice)!!
DEVASTATED that cake vodkacannot be found anywhere in the UK!! literally just spent an hour trawling the web trying to find it! 🙁
This may be my very most favorite drink, EVER! I just wish I could get my pretty, colorful nonpareils to look as good as they do in your photo. They just sit at the bottom, and I don’t get pretty streaks. But FABULOUS drink! Thank you!
your cake flavored recipes are killing me! i love them!!!!
For ‘virgin’ version – how about blending milk with flavoured syrups? You could give these a go: http://annies-eats.com/2011/08/15/diy-flavored-syrups/
Cake batter martinis are fantastic!!
Does anyone have this cake batter martini with a virgin version? I need this for a baby shower!
This looks amazing!! I am a total cake junkie so I can’t wait to try this one tomorrow cuz my bday is Tues 🙂
Wow, this looks amazing. Cake batter is my favorite ice cream, so I NEED to try this. 🙂
Made these last night (in wine glasses since I didn’t have martini classes, so the sprinkle streaks weren’t as pretty) and everyone LOVED them. Strong? Sure, but aren’t ALL martinis, no matter what their special flare is? You just gotta drink it and not hold it in your mouth sloshing it around; that’s when the alcohol starts to burn. Any how, YUMMY and totally worth the $30 initial investment for all the ingredients since we will definitely have them again!
way too strong. i dont think it tasted like cake batter… just tastes like sweet fire. But i’m not complaining. it was a great 5:00 somewhere drink.
http://tastykitchen.com/blog/2012/03/birthday-cake-batter-popcorn/
CAKE BATTER POPCORN!!!
Oh my!!!! What a perfect drink to serve at a birthday bash!!! LOVE IT!!!!!
Ohhh this look amazing. I want to plan a party in their honor and make matching meringe cookies! Yum.
These look fantastic, chica! I can’t wait to mix some up!
This is research and development at it’s FINEST!! 🙂
So pretty!! And I’ve had a “Wedding Cake” martini before. It was delicious, but no where near as fun as yours! I too love to recreate drinks from restaurants!
Oh hell yes! I love creative martinis and this is fantastic! It’s beautiful. What a terrific idea the sprinkles are. Bravo!!
Wish I had one of these right now! So fun!!
I remember seeing this on Jessica’s site….need to make this as soon as I’m allowed to have booze again! 🙂
Canada needs to get on the cake flavored vodka train!
So pretty!
This sounds so awesome and looks super cute and fun!
Sure does make me wish I could get that really cool Voka flavor here (Santorini). That is so pretty and fun, I would lick the glass and beg for more.
Is there away to make this without alcohol?
These would go down dangerously easy! They look incredible, Jessica!
One for each hand, please!
Cake vodka is pretty much my (newest) favorite thing ever. Sooooooooooo good.
Eeee! I does look like a unicorn exploded! I love it! I love cake vodka!
haha you showed HIM! He’ll never refuse a recipe to a food blogger ever again. We are a determined breed.
The only thing better than cake batter is cake batter with alcohol in it, no? And this is basically that.
Gorgeous! Pinning!
PS I haven’t tried the cake batter vodka before, but have tried their whipped cream vodka and LOVE it…I use it with oj and it is grown up creamsicles!
I came over from Blogher to look at the lemon curd (awesome!) and found this! I am so excited. I love the use of color you used..It is a party in a glass..I can’t wait to try these for some girlfriends one night…Have a great holiday weekend.
Holy crap this looks good. And I have three olives cake vodka right now! (for the record, the pinnacle one isn’t as good.)
Defo too cool 4 skool1
This looks and sounds amazing!
Okay – it’s official…..that is the COOLEST drink ever!
This is such an adorable drink! Absolutely love it!
You are fabulous!!
Aiden, you got OWNED!!!
I should get out more often… there’s cake flavored vodka? If this was around when I was a teenager I don’t know where I’d be today 😉
All I have to say is Wow! These look so amazing! Definitely a birthday party in your mouth!
omg I want this and now need to hunt down that vodka. the sprinkles definitely make it 100x better than plain white 🙂
This looks (and sounds), amazing! I love girly drinks too. 🙂
So glad you recreated this, and made it better. You are a rockstar! Looks like I’m getting drunk tonight 🙂
I enjoy the color streaking effect from the sprinkles
These are gorgeous! I believe I have all the ingredients, so my buzz may be coming on a bit sooner than I thought this holiday weekend. Thanks Jessica!
Mmm…looks like rainbow barf in a glass (that’s a good thing, I swear). DELICIOUS rainbow barf. 🙂 WANT.
How about I bring you some crawdads and you make these martinis?
That glass is the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen! Want. Like now.
Must.Try.This.Pronto! I didn’t even know there was cake flavored vodka in this world.
I don’t see a comment from Aiden yet but I’m hoping he sees this post. If he starts adding sprinkle to the glass rim like you did these would be the hottest selling drink at his bar (probably with just the ladies though 🙂 )
So, so fun. Love this!
How fun!!
UV makes an amazing cake vodka and I highly recommend it!
I love the color drizzle effect! And that you gave him your card and told him you’d do it better. That’s awesome. 🙂 I need to see if I can find cake vodka!
Cake batter ice cream will forever be first in my heart for cake-batter-flavored things, but props to this GORGEOUS drink! I love love love the rainbow effect!
is it too early to want one of these?! haha Girl, this looks out. of. control.
I need one!!!
Sweet goodness, yes please! Yum!
Gorgeous and amazing and delicious and and and…
This looks amazing times 10. I must have a birthday party in my mouth ASAP!
I love the way the sprinkles sank to the bottom leaving little tails of colour. So cool.
p.s. I see you asked for a link for cake-batter popcorn. I have a recipe for cake-batter caramel corn on my site, complete with white chocolate chips and sprinkles 🙂
I’ve seen cake-flavored vodka but have never tried it…I need to start combining my cake + booze more often 🙂
soooooooo pretty!
ooh, this looks great. and i’m seconding dianna’s recommendation for cake batter popcorn – i have a recipe on my blog if you want to try it. it’s delicious!
Um, yes. Yes to overpriced fancypants drinks. Yes to cake in the form of an alcoholic beverage. Yes to Novice Chef-ifying the recipe to make it your own. Just yes. 🙂 P.S. Have you made cake batter popcorn yet?
Cake Batter Popcorn?? WHAT?!! LInk to recipe, please!!