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Dessert • 3 minutes
Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Shot
A dessert-style shot that looks playful and tastes like a tiny celebration. Vanilla vodka and pineapple create the cake-and-fruit base, while grenadine gives it that cherry-red finish. It is one of the best recipes for showing off a fun glass because the color contrast does a lot of visual work.
- Flavor
- Pineapple, vanilla, cherry-sweet
- Glassware
- Shot glass
Ingredients
- 3/4 oz vanilla vodka
- 3/4 oz pineapple juice
- Splash grenadine
Equipment
cocktail shaker
jigger
strainer
shot glass
Instructions
- Shake vanilla vodka and pineapple juice with ice.
- Strain into a shot glass.
- Add a small splash of grenadine so it settles at the bottom.
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