Birthday Cake Shot

Who said you can’t have your cake and eat it too? Give this decadent dessert birthday cake shot a try at your next celebration, birthday party or holiday get together. This shot is super fun because you can dress it up with as many garnishes as you want.

What is a Birthday Cake Shot?

A birthday cake shot is a combination of cake vodka, whipped cream vodka and clear creme de cacao. This clear colored shot tastes just like sweet, delicious birthday cake.

Creme de cacao is a chocolate flavored liqueur. We like to use white or clear creme de cacao in this shot, but you could certainly use dark if you prefer.

Both the cake vodka and whipped cream vodka really contribute to the sweet cake flavor in this shot. They are both sweet, creamy and have undertones of vanilla and buttercream.

Cake and whipped cream vodka are used in a lot of dessert types shots like the apple pie shot, banana split shot and the strawberry shortcake shot.

When to Make This Drink:

This shot is perfect to serve for a variety of different celebrations like:

• Birthday parties
• Anniversaries
• Holidays
• Dessert drinks

Variations:

One of the fun things about this shot is that you can change up the ingredients several different ways while still keeping the same delicious flavor. Give a couple of these ideas a try:

• Replace the white creme de cacao. Use white chocolate liqueur for a white colored shot or dark creme de cacao for a dark brown colored shot.
• Add some Irish cream. Make this extra creamy by adding a little dash of Irish cream either in place of the whipped cream vodka or in addition to.
• Use vanilla vodka. Replace the whipped cream vodka with vanilla vodka and you will still have a very similar flavor.
• Add all the garnishes.
  • add a frosting and sprinkled rim. You can use chocolate frosting vanilla frosting or whatever flavor you like the best.
  • Add a huge dollop of whipped cream on top.
  • Add sprinkles to the whipped cream.
  • Add a sugar rim. Either plain sugar with a flavored simple syrup or colored sugar works well.

How to make this drink:

All you need to make this shot is 3 minutes. Toss your ingredients together and shake them up.

Equipment:

• Shot glasses
• jigger
• cocktail shaker
• Hawthorne strainer

Ingredients:

• .75 oz Cake vodka
• .75 oz Whipped cream vodka
• .75 oz Clear creme de cacao
• Ice

Instructions:

Step one

Gather everything together that you need to make the shot including creme de cacao, whipped cream vodka, cake vodka, jigger, shot glass, hawthorn strainer, ice and cocktail shaker.

Step two

Toss a couple handfuls of ice into the cocktail shaker.

Step three

Using a jigger, measure 0.75 oz of cake vodka. Then, toss the cake vodka into the shaker.

Step four

Using a jigger, measure 0.75 oz of whipped cream vodka. Then, toss the whipped cream vodka into the shaker.

Step Five

Using a jigger, measure 0.75 oz of creme de cacao. Then, dump the creme de cacao into the shaker.

Step Six

Secure the lid over top of the cocktail shaker. Shake everything up for about 15 to 20 seconds or until the shaker becomes icy and cold.

Step Seven

Pop the shaker lid off and pour your shot from the shaker into the shot glass.

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