A Carrot Cake White Russian is a creative cocktail to celebrate Easter, Mother's Day, or the beginning of spring. Loaded with sweet cake vodka, rich coffee liquor, luscious Irish cream, and buttery Butterscotch Schnapps, this sweet alcoholic drink takes the cake!
Oh, the White Russian Cocktail.
They're one of those indulgent, only have them on certain occasions, after dinner, sinfully delicious sweet alcoholic drinks.
And a Carrot Cake White Russian?
Goodness knows they're 10 bajillion times better than the classic White Russian, and they'll have you mimicking the Big Lebowski the entire week of Spring Break.
Carrot Cake White Russian
The Carrot Cake White Russian combines two classic cocktails I made during my bartending days: A classic white Russian mixed with the crazy delicious carrot cake shot...except I did make one key change.
Standard carrot cake cocktails are made with:
- Irish cream
- butterscotch schnapps
- cinnamon schnapps
I opted to use ground cinnamon instead of cinnamon schnapps because:
1. I loathe cinnamon schnapps with a fiery passion.
2. The cinnamon schnapps made the drink taste too much like cinnamon candy.
Cake Vodka (which I had a hard time finding so vanilla works too), ground cinnamon, and the pecan studded cream cheese rim keep these sweet cocktails tasting exactly like your grandmama's carrot cake she served on Easter Sunday.
Sip on one of these while snacking on some carrot cake macarons or have them as a nightcap after slurping down slow cooker carrot and coriander soup, and your skin may turn orange like Susan Dey from "The Partridge Family".
The Dudette White Russian
Standard White Russians, aka The Dude Drink, are comprised of three simple ingredients: vodka, coffee liquor, and cream served over ice. Simple, elegant, and decadent.
Since the Big Lebowski had his Dude Drink, I decided there should also be a Dudette Drink. Ya feel me? This White Russian recipe is also loaded with liquor, but it's lightened up with the half and half making it rich but not too strong. They're also quite sophisticated, definitely more frou frou, but we all know that won't stop the dudes from stealing a sip every chance they get.
Carrot Cake White Russian
Ingredients
For the Carrot Cake White Russians:
- 2 shots cake or vanilla vodka 3 ounces
- 2 shots coffee liquor, like Kahlúa 3 ounces
- 1 shot butterscotch schnapps 1.5 ounces
- 1 shot irish cream, like Baileys 1.5 ounces
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2-3 shots half and half 3-4.5 ounces
- carrot ribbons for garnish (optional)
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 2 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1-2 tbsp powdered sugar (or honey)
- 2 tablespoon chopped pecans
Instructions
For the Carrot Cake White Russian:
- Rim two high ball glasses w/ the cream cheese frosting and pecans, fill with ice, and set aside.
- Add vodka, coffee liquor, butterscotch schnapps, Irish cream, cinnamon, and 2 shots of half and half to a martini shaker. Put top on shaker, and shake, until the mixture is well blended. Give it a taste, add more half and half if desired, and shake again, if needed.
- Evenly strain the cocktail into prepared glasses, garnish with carrot ribbons and ground cinnamon, and serve immediately.
- Enjoy!
For the Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Add the chopped pecans to a small plate and set aside.
- Using a fork or small whisk, mix all of the cream cheese frosting ingredients until the powdered sugar is fully incorporated.
- Twist the rim of a high ball glass into the cream cheese mixture then dip and twist the rim into the crushed pecans so the lip of the glass is coated in cream cheese and pecans. Repeat w/ the second glass.
- Fill glasses with Carrot Cake White Russians and serve.
Other Easter Cocktails
Blueberry Moscato Sparklers
Blackberry Lavender Champagne Cocktail
Celery Cucumber Gimlet White Sangria
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