Icing On The Cake Martini Recipes

MARGARITA MARTINI

Steps:

• Combine the tequila, lime juice and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker with ice. (To make a batch of simple syrup, simmer equal parts sugar and water in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves, then cool.) Shake well, then strain into a chilled martini glass; salt the rim, if desired. Garnish with mint.

KEY LIME MARTINI

Steps:

• Add all ingredients to a martini shaker filled with ice. Shake vigorously and strain into a martini glass. Serve.

LEMON MERINGUE MARTINI

Steps:

• In a plastic food storage bag, crush the meringues with a rolling pin or your hands. Put the crumbs onto a plate and pour some water onto another plate. Put a shot of the limoncello in a small plate. Dip the rim of a martini glass into the limoncello, shaking off any excess, then into the meringue crumbs. Repeat with 3 more glasses and set aside while you make the drink.
• In a pitcher filled with ice, pour in the 4 shots of limoncello, the vodka and the lemonade and stir. Strain the drink evenly into the 4 prepared glasses and serve.

BIRTHDAY CAKE MARTINI

Steps:

• Sprinkle nonpareils on a plate. Moisten the rim of a martini glass with honey; hold glass upside down and dip rim into nonpareils. , Fill a mixing glass or tumbler three-fourths full with ice. Add vodka, white chocolate liqueur, amaretto and cream; stir until condensation forms on outside of glass. Strain vodka mixture into prepared glass; serve immediately.

ITALIAN WEDDING CAKE MARTINI

Steps:

• Pour the vodka, cranberry juice, pineapple juice, amaretto, and creme de cacao into a cocktail shaker over ice. Cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into a chilled martini glass to serve.

WORLD'S GREATEST MARTINI

Steps:

• Fill cocktail shaker with fresh ice cubes. Add about 1/2 ounce each dry and sweet vermouth. Shake enough to coat ice and pour off liquid. Add eight ounces gin to coated ice in shaker and shake vigorously. Pour into four chilled Martini glasses, garnish with pimiento-stuffed olive and serve.

BIRTHDAY CAKE MARTINI (THE FRUITY VERSION)

Steps:

• Spread cake frosting onto a small plate and spread rainbow sprinkles onto another small plate.
• Dip the rim of the martini glass into the icing and then into the sprinkles. Combine vodka and cranberry juice in an ice shaker, half-filled with ice cubes. Shake well.
• Strain into glass.
• Top with Champagne.
• Drop in cherry.