German Chocolate Cake Martini (Chocolate Martini Recipe) (2024)
By: Becky Hardin
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A Chocolate Martini is the perfect dessert co*cktail recipe, and this German Chocolate Cake Martini really takes it up a notch! With the flavors of chocolate, coconut, and hazelnut mixed together, it tastes like you’re taking a bite out of your favorite chocolate cake, in co*cktail form.
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Chocolate Martini
This is the ultimate chocolate martini recipe is, with Frangelico and coconut vodka mixed in to create the most amazing dessert drink ever!
You guys know me, always chasing the next perfect happy hour addition. My favorite co*cktails need to be EASY, delicious, and fun! Extra points if they taste like CHOCOLATE CAKE!
Okay, maybe not every co*cktail needs to taste like cake, but this one certainly does, and it does not disappoint! I mean, a co*cktail that tastes like German Chocolate Cake…is this heaven? Hazelnut plus chocolate plus coconut equals the most indulgent drink ever.
This German Chocolate Cake co*cktail is everything I could ever want in a 5 o’clock wind down. The perfect sweet ending to any day!
German Chocolate Cake co*cktail
Why settle for a chocolate martini when you can have a GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE Martini?
Now, convention tells me I could make this with regular ole’ chocolate milk, but what fun would that be? NO FUN AT ALL! When I saw Silk’s new Nutchello on the shelves at the grocery store, I knew it was practically made for this German Chocolate Cake Martini!
I love all the flavors (Caramel Almond Cashew, Toasted Coconut and Cashew, and Rich Dark Chocolate and Walnuts), but the Rich Dark Chocolate + Walnuts is my favorite. It takes me back to my chocolate milk after school days. Only this version only has 90 calories and feels much more grown up somehow. It is SO ADDICTING you guys! It’s a must try on its own and a must have in this co*cktail! This may be one of my favorite martini recipes!
This chocolate cake martini is so easy to make. Making this drink for dessert is definitely easier than making a whole cake!
Add chocolate almond milk (or regular chocolate milk), coconut vodka/rum, and Frangelico (hazelnut liqueur) into a co*cktail shaker with ice, and shake to combine.
Combine chopped walnuts and shredded coconut in a blender and pulse into a fine mixture.
Dip martini glasses into the chocolate syrup, then into the walnut mixture.
Swirl chocolate syrup into the glasses (that extra chocolate in their really makes it feel like cake…YUM!).
Then pour the co*cktail mixture into the glasses and serve!
This drink looks so pretty, and will definitely have you craving actual chocolate cake, but these chocolate martinis are just as good!
I’m telling you that these chocolate martinis taste like heaven! Sipping one of my favorite desserts in drink form is the perfect ending to any day. Nothing like a rich dessert drink to end the day on the perfect note!
Check the recipe card for details on how to make this chocolate martini recipe. Enjoy!
A Chocolate Martini is the perfect dessert co*cktail recipe, and this German Chocolate Cake Martini really takes it up a notch! With the flavors of chocolate, coconut, and hazelnut mixed together, it tastes like you're taking a bite out of your favorite chocolate cake, in co*cktail form.
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Drizzle chocolate syrup inside the martini glasses then add chocolate syrup to a shallow plate and coat the rims of the glasses. Combine Baileys, chocolate liqueur, and vodka in a co*cktail shaker filled with about a cup of Ice. Shake until thoroughly chilled. Strain drink into prepared glasses.
Drizzle chocolate syrup inside the martini glasses then add chocolate syrup to a shallow plate and coat the rims of the glasses. Combine Baileys, chocolate liqueur, and vodka in a co*cktail shaker filled with about a cup of Ice. Shake until thoroughly chilled. Strain drink into prepared glasses.
German chocolate cake uses a particular kind of baking chocolate as its base, one which has a milder, sweeter profile thanks in part to lecithin, a fatty substance derived from egg yolks. In contrast, classic chocolate cake recipes often use cocoa powder or darker chocolate for a richer, more intense flavor.
Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. In a separate bowl combine the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla and mix well. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix to combine. Stir in boiling water (batter will be very thin).
You could pair a German chocolate cake with our Blue Door Butter Pecan. Our sweet and salty pecan filled craft ice cream makes a decadent and unique pair with the coconut, chocolate, and pecans of the German chocolate.
Though a few spirits fall out of these categories, it's generally accepted that the six types of distilled spirits are: brandy, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, and whiskey. Each pairs particularly well with chocolate, but the pairings depend on the blend in question.
German chocolate cake mix tends to produce a cake that's lighter in color and less emphatically chocolate. Since the best part of German chocolate cake is the pecan-coconut frosting that goes in the middle and top, probably a strongly flavored chocolate taste would be too jarring.
What is German Chocolate Cake? German chocolate cake is a layered chocolate cake (usually with two to three layers) that's traditionally made with sweet baking chocolate and buttermilk. It's filled and topped with a frosting made from pecan, coconut, and evaporated milk.
A common misconception is that German Chocolate Cake comes from Germany. In fact, the name comes from American baker, Samuel German, who developed a type of dark baking chocolate in 1852. The baking chocolate was then named Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate in honor of German.
German Chocolate Cake will keep at room temperature (granted you are not in a particularly hot/humid climate) in an airtight container for up to three days. It may also be refrigerated (in an airtight container) for up to a week. German Chocolate Cake may be frozen, wrap well and freeze for up to several months.
Another possibility is that the cake was overcooked. German chocolate cake should be moist and tender, not dry and crumbly. If you think your cake might be overcooked, try reducing the cooking time next time you make it. With a little trial and error, you'll soon perfect your German chocolate cake recipe.
German chocolate cake is Southern baking at its best. Despite the name, German chocolate cake was born in Dallas in the 1950s. This dessert remains just as popular today, thanks to its ridiculously rich coconut-pecan frosting.
My personal childhood favourite was Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte; a delicious concoction of chocolate spongecake, cherries and cream. German chocolate cake is not from the country Germany. It's a US recipe using chocolate from from a company named German. It's like French's mustard.
The frosting is left to cool until thick enough to spread between, and on top of, the cake layers. The filled and frosted cake can be served immediately or stored at room temperature for a few days. It can also be refrigerated.
It is produced from cocoa bean nibs that have been fermented, dried, roasted, and separated from their skins. The nibs are ground into a paste which is melted to become the liquor, and the liquor is either separated into cocoa solids and cocoa butter, or cooled and molded into blocks of raw chocolate.
It is unknown what type of alcohol is used. Likely, it's a neutral grain spirit (similar to vodka) because the alcohol taste is very subtle. Obviously, Godiva chocolate is a key ingredient, and the milk and white chocolate liqueurs contain some dairy products.
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