Even if you can’t get to NOLA for Mardi Gras, you can still celebrate at home with these King Cake Shots. They have all of the flavors of King Cake but in a cool, creamy shot. The recipe makes enough to share, so invite a couple of friends!
WHAT DO I NEED FOR THIS RECIPE?
- Vodka – both Cake flavored (or vanilla) and plain vodka
- Irish Cream Liqueur – I like Baily’s
- Cinnamon Schnapps – you could also use Fireball cinnamon whiskey
- Heavy cream
- Purple, green, and gold sugars for rimming the glass and sprinkling on top of the shot
- Whipped cream -I used the real cream in a can to get a pretty swirl
Make it a Mardi Gras Party with the following recipes:
- Southern Fried Okra
- Barbecue Bloody Marys
- Easy Dirty Rice
- Millie’s Meaty Red Beans And Rice
- Florida Gumbo
- New Orleans Muffaletta Sandwich
KING CAKE SHOTS
Celebrate Mardi Gras with these cool, creamy King Cake Shots! They have all the decadent flavors of a King Cake, but in liquid form…with alcohol!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Starters - Cocktails
- Method: Shake
- Cuisine: New Orleans
Ingredients
2 ounces cake flavored vodka
1 ounce plain vodka
2 ounces Irish Cream liqueur
2 ounces cinnamon schnapps
1 ounce heavy cream
Purple, green, and gold sanding sugar
Whipped cream, as a garnish
Instructions
Use a small spoon to place a teaspoon of each sugar on a small, flat plate.
Use water to moisten the rim of four shot glasses.
Dip the rim into the sugar to get a bit of each color on the rim.
Fill a cocktail shaker with ice.
Pour in both vodkas, the Irish Cream, cinnamon schnapps, and cream.
Shake until the outside of the shaker is icy old.
Strain evenly into the glasses.
Top each glass with a dollop of whipped cream.
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King cake is a New Orleans tradition that involves a pastry, a tiny plastic baby, and a party! The cake is baked with a tiny plastic baby hidden inside; whoever gets the slice with the baby in it has to host the next party.
King cake is a rich, sweet pastry flavored with cinnamon and sometimes contains cream cheese or pecans. It’s called a cake, but it tastes more like a Danish or cinnamon roll!
The common denominator between all of these cakes is that they all have a small trinket or figurine — such as a bean, a coin, a nut, or a tiny baby figurine — hidden inside. Whoever finds the trinket in their slice of cake gets to be “king” for a day and is also said to have good luck.
The pastry—known as a king cake—is an inescapable part of life in south Louisiana, where locals celebrate a “bonus holiday season” in the lead-up to Mardi Gras Day.