DIY Birthday Cake Shots
My best friend is celebrating her 30th birthday this year, and she asked me to help put together a little party. She expressed that she didn’t want anything over the top; just a few close friends, some card games, and, of course, drinks.
While browsing around my favorite craft store I found the cutest pink glass bottle that matched the coasters I had made at evermine.com, so I came up with the idea of filling it with premixed shots for a birthday toast. Mixed shots are easy to make when you have a bar with all the tools and ingredients, but not everyone is lucky enough to have a bar in their home, so premixing is a great idea if you’re planning on making several shots at once.
Birthday Cake-Flavored Shots
Makes one 3 oz shot
1 oz cake flavored vodka
1 oz white chocolate liqueur
1 oz 1/2 and 1/2
A pinch of funfetti cake mix
I had no idea how much liquid the bottle I purchased would hold, so I had to do a little experimenting first. I simply filled the bottle with water and then poured the water out into a large measuring cup. It turned out that it was a little over 3 cups, so it was easy to figure out that I would need 1 cup of each ingredient. After filling the bottle I had extra ingredients, so I made another batch in an empty, clean milk jug, just in case anyone wanted another shot.
To add a little extra flare to the shots, I placed a personalized label on each one and rimmed the glasses with sprinkles. I made these about an hour before the party and placed them in the fridge on party platters. I also used the extra labels I had to decorate drinking glasses.
How To Rim Your Shot Glasses with Sprinkles:
1. Dip the rim of each glass in frosting.
2. Dip the frosting rimmed glasses in sprinkles.
3. Shake off the excess.
And here’s a few fun birthday toast ideas:
- Here’s to you and yours and mine and ours. And if mine and ours ever come across you and yours, I hope you and yours will do as much for mine and ours, as mine and ours have done for you and yours! All this to say, happy birthday!
- Let birthdays come and let birthdays go — but may your joy and wonder continue on forever. Happy birthday!
- Cheers to one more year!
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Used In This Project:
- Scallop Labels • I chose the “Royal Suite” style in Bright Pink.
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Sarah is a print press operator here at Evermine. She helps out in the cutting department, and her favorite thing to do at work is tend the garden. She was born in St. Louis Missouri, raised in Northern California, and moved to the Northwest about 10 years ago. She has two children of her own and one step son. In her spare time Sarah likes to cook creative meals for her family and shop for bargains.
Birthday cakes are my hobby for the past 4 years and I really love making them. Thanks for publishing this.