Candy cane cream cocktail
Makes: up to 8 cocktails
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Kris Kirkham
Candy cane cream cocktail
Accompany your gift wrapping with this creamy cocktail with all the flavours of an American candy cane
Makes: up to 8 cocktails
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
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Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, she is now our Senior Food Producer, overseeing testing and editing to ensure that every recipe tastes great, is straightforward to follow and works without fail. In her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
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Tamsin Burnett-Hall
Tamsin learned the tricks of the trade from cookery legend Delia Smith. A trusted recipe writer for the magazine for over 25 years, she is now our Senior Food Producer, overseeing testing and editing to ensure that every recipe tastes great, is straightforward to follow and works without fail. In her home kitchen, Tamsin creates fuss-free flavour-packed food for friends and family, with baking being her ultimate form of comfort cooking
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Ingredients
For the candy cane vodka, and to decorate
- 5 candy canes, plus extra to garnish
- 250ml vodka
- 50g melted white chocolate
For each cocktail
- ice cubes
- 30ml candy cane vodka
- 60ml Irish cream liqueur
- 60ml single or whipping cream
Step by step
- At least a few hours ahead of serving, break 5 candy canes into a clean jar and top up with the vodka. Leave to dissolve, shaking every so often. The candy cane vodka will keep indefinitely if it’s in a sterilised jar or bottle.
- To decorate the glasses, crush at least 1 candy cane finely. Put the melted white chocolate on a saucer or small plate then dip in the rims of the cocktail glasses before pressing them into the crushed candy cane pieces. Chill to set.
- To make the cocktails, add ice cubes to a cocktail shaker then add the measured candy cane vodka and Irish cream liqueur and shake for 30-60 seconds until well chilled. Remove the lid, add the cream and swirl to mix rather than shaking. Strain into your cocktail glass and decorate with a candy cane if you wish.
