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Birthday Cake Milkshake Martini Recipe

Posted by Claire | Thursday October 13, 2011

Now you can have your cake and drink it too.

I came across this recipe for a Birthday Cake-flavoured vodka milkshake. At first I cringed at the thought of vodka and milk together - would that even work?

But then my love of kitchy cocktails and cake batter finally won me over. Ever the helpful Chick I strive to be, I thought I'd take one for the team and test drive this bad boy. Ah, the sacrifices I have to make for this job...

Ingredients

Vanilla Ice Cream
Whipped Cream
Milk
Sprinkles
Cake Vodka (if you can't find this at your liquor mart, try vanilla vodka or one of the cream-based liqueurs like Irish Cream or Frangelico. Keep in mind that this may make your milkshake a darker colour)

Step 1: Add your ingredients into a blending cup (I used the Magic Bullet because it's easiest for single servings, but any blender will do). For one serving, I used 3 medium scoops of ice cream and a few splashes of milk, but you can vary this according to the thickness you prefer.

Step 2: Add 1 ounce (30 mL) of vodka/liqueur per serving. The cake vodka is very smooth and tastes similar enough to the vanilla ice cream, so for a bigger jolt of flavour I suggest an additional half-ounce. Blend until smooth (a few seconds).

Step 3: Pour mixture into martini glass (or small wine goblet as pictured here). Top with whipped cream and sprinkles. And since it's a birthday cake milkshake after all, pop a candle in for good measure. If your whipping cream is firm enough, it will easily bear the weight.

Alternatively, you could rim the glass with sprinkles (but frankly I didn't have the skills to pull that off... or was that a result of the taste testing along the way? I'll never tell).

This milkshake goes down easy like a Sunday morning, so buyer beware - you'll probably need to make yourself a second glass, just for Quality Control testing purposes.

Other Options:

Now that you have this big bottle of cake-flavoured vodka, you may wonder what you'll pair it with next. Again, being a very helpful person, I spent much of the weekend testing out a few options for you:

Diet Cake = Coke Zero spiked with Cake Vodka

Screwdriver = Orange Juice spiked with Cake Vodka

Cake Nip = Cake Vodka shot served in a fancy schmancy schnapps glass

I also have it on good authority that this vodka is delicious in baked goods. How do you take your Cake?

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24 Comments

	on October 14, 2011 Ali de Bold STAFF said: This looks so delicious!! I'd have this in lieu of cake. So Claire, you "have it on good authority" this tastes great in baked goods? Or personal experience? ;)
	on October 14, 2011 mamaluv STAFF said: Pinnacle Vodka has a wide range of zany flavours and I know that the brand is available to a limited degree in Canada. If you can't find the Cake version, you might be able to find another flavour from Pinnacle that would work too.
	on October 13, 2011 beachbabe 4,164 said: This is awesome! Honestly, I've never been a big fan of alcohol, I just hate the taste of it. I've never been able to get use to it. But creamy drinks like Baileys, etc I love so this seems just perfect!
	on October 13, 2011 AlexJC 50 said: @takoda I don't think this cake flavoured vodka is available in Canada :( boooo.... However, there are some great flavoured vodkas readily available- I did a quickie search on the LCBO website: they have 360 double chocolate vodka - chocolate birthday cake anyone? and I know that Smirnoff makes a good vanilla vodka too (which is pretty delicious in coke ;) )
	on October 13, 2011 takoda 28,648 said: I don't drink much any more, but this sounds so good that I just might give it a try. I sure hope we can get this vodka in Canada!!
	on October 13, 2011 mamaluv STAFF said: @Becky - without the cake vodka, it becomes a regular milkshake BUT you could jazz it up with some baking extracts like coconut, hazelnut, or artificial rum! Check out the McCormick seasonings in your grocer's baking aisle for ideas. @ShioriM - the cake vodka is really really smooth! This would be the vodka for people who don't like vodka. Having said that, yes - Bailey's would be spectacular! @TammyK - yes, any blender will work just fine! The Magic Bullet was just more convenient for me because I made a single serving. If you're making for several people, I'd definitely suggest you use a regular blender @Lauren - it's widely available in the US, but I hear it's available in Canada now too. You'll have to look around. It would be in the vodka section of your local liquor mart. If you need it for a special occasion, you can possibly request a special order?
	on October 13, 2011 Lauren said: where did you get that cake vodka?????
	on October 13, 2011 TammyK 1,073 said: This is PERFECT! My friend's birthday is coming up and she likes every ingredient in this milkshake. I don't have a magic bullet though so will a regular blender work as well?
	on October 13, 2011 Mandy 80 said: I agre with Shiori. I think putting baileys in there would be quite yummy.
	on October 13, 2011 shiorim 982 said: Add some baileys in there and i'm in! Not a vodka kinda girl so that be my alternative :) Think the sprinkles give it that little something.