Receta Thinking of Drinking: Carrot Cake Shooter

by Lauren DeSantis

Photo by Jessica Patterson This Easter, add a little alcohol to your dessert.  I'm always a fan of festive cocktails and Easter is no exception.  I'll be making my Aunt Linda's Award Winning Carrot Cake, but I thought I'd have a little fun and make these shooters as well.  It will be the perfect welcome treat as my guests arrive.  Bottoms up!  2 parts 360 Vodka (vanilla or original) 1 part carrot cake simple syrup (recipe below) 1/2 part cream Garnish:  crumbled pecans, whipped cream cheese icing (recipe below) and dash of cinnamon Pour the first 3 ingredients into a shaker full of ice.  Strain into shot glasses.  Top with garnishes.  One, two, three, shoot.  Yum! Carrot Cake Simple Syrup 2 cups sugar 2 cups water 1/2 cup pureed carrot 1 cinnamon stick Dash ground ginger Dash nutmeg 1 teaspoon whole cloves   Combine water and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat.  Stir until sugar dissolves and then remove from heat.  Add other ingredients and cool.  Store in a clear glass bottle or jar with a tight fitting lid in the refrigerator.  Stir and strain before serving.  Whipped Cream Cheese Icing 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature) 1 cup sugar Dash salt 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream Whip cream until stiff peaks form and set aside.  In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, salt and vanilla together until smooth.  Fold in whipped cream. Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest StumbleUpon LinkedIn