Oh, wait . . . no candles. Sorry! They melt the jelly shots. Cancel that. . .
And, well, it IS my birthday . . . ahem . . .later this week. Because of this, as well as the release of UV Vodka's "white cake" flavor, I am declaring August as "Cake Month" at JSTK.
So, to be clear, the "Cake" designation is not solely due to my personal high maintenance issues and ongoing quest to turn my birthday into a double-fortnight holiday - it also happens to coincide with product release. So, clearly, it is due to circumstance AS WELL AS vanity. So much better!
Our first cake concoction is patterned after the Birthday Cake Cocktail, topped with whipped cream and a bazillion (or three - flowers, rods and tiny cirles) types of sprinkles to make a tiny bite-sized cupcake of a jelly shot. "Why so many sprinkles," one might ask. "Did the Sprinkle Factory blow up inside the Test Kitchen?" In addition to the inevitable birthday adrenaline, it was admittedly my first time out with a pastry bag and tip. The results weren't pretty. Or, for that matter, ever remotely symmetrical. The rainbow magic of several types/layers of multi-colored sprinkles both distracts the eye and tames the wily whip to somewhat more visually pleasing proportions.
And there you have it! The Birthday Cupcake Jelly Shot! Hope you enjoy!
XO Michelle
Birthday Cupcake Jelly Shots
Recommended Pan: Peanut Butter Cup flexible silicon mold (click here to buy the mold on Amazon)
Ingredients:
- 2/3 cup canned pineapple juice (fresh won’t gel!)
- 2/3 cup cranberry juice cocktail
- 1 tbsp heavy cream
- 2-3 envelopes plain gelatin (your call, but use 3 if the jelly shots will be sitting out for a while, at your birthday party)
- 2/3 cup white cake flavored vodka
- Whipped cream and multi-colored sprinkles, for garnish, if desired
Prepare the silicone mold. Lightly spray mold with non stick cooking spray. Wipe off the excess spray with a paper towel. A slight residue should remain, just enough to help unmold the gelatin, without affecting the taste or appearance.
Pour the juices and cream into a saucepan and sprinkle with gelatin. Allow to soak for a few minutes. Heat on low, stirring constantly, until gelatin is fully dissolved (about 5 minutes). Remove from heat.
Stir in the vodka. Pour into the molds, and chill until set, several hours or overnight.
To serve, unmold the jelly shots. Pipe on whipped topping with a pastry bag. Refrigerate until serving time. Immediately before serving, top with the sprinkles.
Makes 30 jelly shots.
23 comments:
Happy Birthday! I must now plan a shopping trip for cake flavored vodka. Who'da thunk.
Perfect! My 21st is the 29th of August... you bet I'll be making these!
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It's my birthday this Wednesday and I would love, love, love to have these as my "cake". I've always said liquid or in this case gelled desserts are sometimes the best. Happy early birthday to you as well.
This is a really neat idea. I love it!
I'm.. a kid.. so I'll probably skip out on the vodka, but I really love the idea. Very cute, pop-'em-in-your-mouth treats.
I LOVE THIS IDEA!!
I recently bought your book and have been making al sorts of gelatin treats. We are going to a surprise birthday party in a few weeks and I already volunteered to make a few fun jiggler shots & this will be on my list for sure. Thanks for the constant awesome inspiration!
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I didn't know there was such an alcohol flavor! What's next? These are unbelievably cute! Happy birthday, sweet lady!!!
I love this idea, although I'm not sure if I dig the flavor profile - it's a bit heavy on the bitter/tart side for me (since I love the sweet things!). But one thing that I did think of as soon as I saw this was the can of alcoholic whipped cream I have in my cupboard (or making home-made Bailey's whipped cream... mmmm!).
I think I need to try this - which means I need to go to the store!
Mine's on the 10th! Goo leos!
What is the sugar content of the flavored vodkas? This is on my list of things to research...a cake flavored one might pair nicely with the sugar free Kahlua base I have a recipe for (that normally calls for 100-proof vodka).
These sound extra yummy and I will share a Happy Birthday with you as mine was last Friday!
Happy birthday look amazing!!gloria
LOVE the UV Cake Vodka! I actually whipped up some "Cupcake" jelly shots a couple weeks back for a friends birthday! Instead of whipped cream, I made mine layered shots - Cake on the bottom (pineapple juice, sprite, cake vodka) and "Frosting" on top - you can use Cupcake brand "Frosting" flavored vodka, or just 'Whipped" flavored vodka. Put them in a mini cupcake pan, then flipped them over in to festive mini cupcake papers and added colored sprinkles. Hit of the party!!!
omg this look amazing :) im def going to try it!
To make it even better you could get whipahol (alcoholic whipped cream) to go on top ;)
These are adorable! I did some with vanilla vodka and godiva white chocolate liqueur and they were killer!! So cute.
Gorgeous! Happy belated birthday. Hope you celebrated it with spirit(s) ;)
I know this is bit late, but for a platter that might be sitting out for a while I'd recommend using stabilized whipped cream, which of all things has gelatin in it. Not only will it not melt as fast, it pipes way better!
I was considering making your recipe with white cranberry juice and wanted to get your opinion on that. I figured the color may turn out like yellow cake, but I've never drank white cran juice before and I'm not sure if this will vastly change the flavor profile.
Thank You for all your time and effort.
Megan
Ps. I'm working on a couple jelly versions of my favorite alcoholic beverages, thanks to this inspirational site. I hope I can share them with you when I get them perfected.
Cheers.
Well, I was so excited when I first saw these BUT I'm deathly allergic to pineapple! So, I subbed it out with cream soda (because I wanted to make the Butterbeer jellys too!) and they turned out amazingly! I love your site and your book! YOU ROCK!
Wow thanks all for the kind words, birthday wishes and awesome tips!!! Cream soda! Stabilized whip! Frosting vodka! So clever...
And for Megs, I think the white cran would change the color a bit (to light yellow) but likely not much change to the flavor profile.
Whysaywhat, no idea on the sugar content of flavored vodkas. I would be surprised if it's not rather high!!
Absolutely the most creative and beautiful way to serve jello shots! Your blog looks amazing :)
I'm not sure we can find the cake flavored vodka down here...what else can I use?
Erin - New Orleans
Im not 100% sure I can find cake flavored vodka down here...what can I use in its place?
Erin - New Orleans
Hi Cemetery Nerd - you can sub either vanilla or whipped cream vodka with a little amaretto or Frangelico for the cake vodka. Will still be delish! XO Michelle
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