Happy Birthday, Virgos! Let’s have cake! You do have birthdays coming up, don’t you? And you thought I forgot? Well, if you’re in the mood to celebrate, I’m raising a glass to celebrate you, and I’m also raising a glass because I just like to drink! Ok, let’s qualify that.  I like drinking fun, interesting and tasty cocktails that are worth the time and effort to shake or stir. What better time to shake up a fancy new cocktail and pour one up for your friends and fam? Two birds and a stone and stuff, right? So, Salut!

Because I can’t actually make all of you cakes, we can enjoy a Birthday Cake Martini in your honor! I have a lot of friends and family born in August and being generous in spirit, I don’t want anyone to feel like I skimped on them. We’ll have none of that, so I’ll have one and another one,  just to cover all bases.

Ah Vodka!…Again.

Of course it’s a novelty drink. This is definitely not one of the classics and doesn’t even rely on a classic cocktail as a base. It, like most novelty drinks default to gin or vodka and then runs off the rails from there.

It’s summer though, and lightening up a little can be good change of pace. I continue to surprise myself lately turning to vodka and gin drinks again and again. And why not? I’ve been stubbornly wedded to brown liquor for so long I can afford to shift gears. Since vodka and gin mix so well with so many things especially fruity bases, I’ll chalk it up to a summertime thing and have another.  

Cocktail, Schmocktail…It’s a Glass of Cake!

I try to never disappoint when it comes to cocktails and I’ll admit, this one is a little different for me. But, for creamy cocktail lovers, you’ll love this tasty martini, I think this is delicious!  Really, it’s like a friggin’ glass of cake but, not in a gross way, and goes perfectly with actual cake. Not weird. I’m always on the hunt for the perfect cocktail to try and share and if I go to the trouble to find the ingredients (because I never seem to have everything at my fingertips) my expectations for an awesome reward for my efforts are going to be high.

Locating Ingredients During Lockdown

Although it seems like all of these are basic items that you can easily find at your local liquor store, it was hard finding a few things being in lockdown. I guess liquor is not a priority item during a months-long quarantine. But with so many people becoming home bartenders now, it should be. I had the hardest time finding whipped cream vodka in the middle of this quarantine and finally found it three stores and two towns later. It’s what you do for the quest! But, you can be efficient and just go to Instacart’s website and get what you need to finish your perfect cocktail in just a couple of hours.

I joke around about drinking more than I actually drink so I promise, I’m at the end of this post and I’m still sober. The birthday cake martini is a great diversion from a standard cocktail. It’s not an everyday cocktail to be sure, but, this is really very good and I highly recommend it. It’s sweet and creamy and if you like that kind of thing, you’ll enjoy this martini. It’s colorful. It packs a bit of a punch. And yeah,…ooohhh, sprinkles

Birthday Cake Martini

Ingredients:

1 part Smirnoff ® Iced Cake Vodka
1 part Smirnoff ® Vanilla Vodka
1 part Half & half
Vanilla frosting to rim edge of glass
Sprinkles

Instructions:

Dip martini glass in frosting and rim with sprinkles.
Combine vodkas and half & half in a cocktail shaker.
Add ice to cocktail shaker and shake well.
Strain into sprinkles decorated martini glass.

Happy Birthday and sip slow!