Chocolate Cake Shot Recipe
This chocolate cake shot recipe is a delicious! It combines Frangelico hazelnut liqueur, whipped cream or vanilla vodka, and a bit of cream.
Prep Time5 minutes mins
Total Time5 minutes mins
Course: Cocktails, Drinks, Shots
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 shots
Calories: 200kcal
Cocktail Shaker
Jigger
Shot Glasses
Cocoa Powder Rim (optional)
- 2 tbsp Cream Cheese Icing
- 1 tbsp Cocoa Powder , or white sugar
Chocolate Cake Shot
- 1.5 oz Whipped Cream Vodka , or Vanilla Vodka
- 1.5 oz Hazelnut Liqueur
- ½ oz Heavy Cream
- Whipped Cream , for garnish
(optional first step) Make the cocoa powder rim: dip the rim of the shot glasses into cream cheese icing and then dip into cocoa powder. Tap off any excess cocoa powder and set aside.
Add vodka, hazelnut liqueur, and cream to a cocktail shaker. Add ice and shake for 10-15 seconds.
Pour into shot glasses and garnish with a little whipped cream and a dash of cocoa powder (optional).
Substitutions
- However, if you can't find whipped cream vodka, I recommend using Smirnoff's Salted Caramel Vodka, Vanilla Vodka, or Cake Vodka. If you can't find any of these, use regular vodka.
- If you don't have heavy cream, you can omit this ingredient, the shots will taste delicious either way! Heavy simply smooths out the shot and lessens the taste of the alcohol.
- If you don't have a cocktail shaker, you can use a mason jar with a lid or any cup with a lid. Don't have a jigger either? No problem! You can use a shot glass to measure the ingredients. One average size shot glass is 1.5 ounces so it's an easy replacement/substitute for a jigger.
Tips
- Add the ice to the shots last so that the ice doesn't melt and dilute the shot.
- If dipping the rim of the glass into cocoa powder, be sure to use a shallow plate or bowl.
- Turn these into a german chocolate cake shot and use coconut rum instead of vodka.
- I recommend placing the shot glasses into the refrigerator or freezer for about 20 minutes prior to making the shots. This makes the shots nice and cold.
- If the cocoa powder rim is too chocolatey, you can make a sugar rim using white sugar instead.
Calories: 200kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 36mg | Potassium: 51mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 104IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.4mg