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Black forest cheesecake is inspired by the classic black forest cake. Featuring a rich chocolate cheesecake topped with cherry pie filling and whipped cream, this decadent cheesecake is perfect for sharing with friends or your special someone for Valentine’s Day.
I love cherries and I love chocolate, but I don’t often combine the two together.
This black forest cheesecake reminded me that I should combine the two more often.
I mean, the people who love chocolate-covered cherries are really onto something. Rich chocolate paired with sweet cherries…that’s a winning combination.
If you or a loved one agree, I’ve got just the dessert for you to make for Valentine’s Day this year.
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Dive into the rich creamy bliss of this Chocolate Martini recipe! This decadent cocktail blends rich chocolate liqueur, vodka, and Baileys for a flavor explosion.
Looking for a cocktail to please a chocoholic? Try this chocolate martini recipe! This drink is rich and creamy, basically a dessert in a glass. It stars Irish cream and creme de cacao for maximum flavor, like the liquid version of your favorite chocolate bar. Mix this up as an after dinner drink to impress guests, or anytime you need a sweet treat in cocktail form. You’ll be smitten, we promise!
Chocolate martini ingredients
The chocolate martini is a vodka martini made with Irish cream and a chocolate liqueur or syrup. Legend has it that the classic Chocolate Martini was invented by Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor in 1955 while filming the Hollywood classic movie Giant together, adding chocolate syrup and chocolate liqueur to the vodka martini.
It’s become a concept that all bartenders riff on, so there’s no “official” definition like the Espresso Martini. You’ll find chocolate martinis with just vodka and chocolate liqueur, but many add chocolate syrup, Baileys Irish cream, or other ingredients. Here are the ingredients you’ll need for this chocolate martini recipe:
2 oz Irish cream (like Baileys)
1 oz creme de cacao or other chocolate liqueur
1 oz vodka
Preparing the glass
The chocolate martini is all about presentation! For decorating the glass, there are three different elements you can add to maximize the visual and flavor impact:
Chocolate syrup: Drizzle chocolate syrup into the inside of a martini glass in a swirl pattern.
Cocoa powder and brown sugar: Wet the rim of a martini glass, then dip and rotate it in a plate of 1 tablespoon each cocoa powder and brown sugar. This adds a chocolaty crunch to each sip. Another option is drawing a circle of chocolate syrup on a plate and dipping in the rim.
Grated chocolate: If desired, top the drink with grated chocolate (optional).
What’s creme de cacao?
Creme de cacao might not be something you’re used to stocking in your liquor cabinet. It’s most famous for its use in the Brandy Alexander and the Grasshopper, but it’s also popular in a chocolate martini!
Creme de cacao is a cocoa bean flavored liqueur, available in both white (clear) and dark varieties. It’s one of the older alcoholic beverages, made in the 1600’s by monks after cocoa beans were brought back to Europe from America.
What does creme de cacao taste like? White creme de cacao, the clear variety, tastes like milk chocolate with notes of vanilla.
Irish cream is a liqueur made with Irish whiskey and cream. The most popular Irish cream is Baileys, but there are other brands of Irish cream (we used a different brand for this recipe). The most popular Irish cream cocktail is the Mudslide, which is a variant of the classic creamy White Russian.
How to make a chocolate martini
Got those specialty liquors? Then you’re good to go! There are lots of ways to make a chocolate martini recipe, like with melted chocolate or chocolate syrups. This one works well with just straight up cocoa powder. Here’s what to do:
Shake in a cocktail shaker: Add 2 oz Baileys, 1 oz vodka and 1 oz creme de cacao into a cocktail shaker and add 2 handfuls of ice. Shake 15 seconds until cold.
Strain and garnish. That’s it! Strain it into the prepared martini glass and garnish with a little grated chocolate.
More martinis
There are so many more flavored types of martinis to try! Here are some of our favorites:
Dive into the rich creamy bliss of this Chocolate Martini recipe! This decadent cocktail blends rich chocolate liqueur, vodka, and Baileys for a flavor explosion.
Ingredients
2 ounces* Irish cream (like Baileys)
1 ounce creme de cacao
1 ounce vodka
1 tablespoon each cocoa powder and brown sugar, for the rim (optional)
Chocolate syrup, for the glass
Grated chocolate, for the garnish (optional)
Instructions
Wet the rim of a martini glass. Spread 1 tablespoon each cocoa powder and brown sugar on a plate, stir them together and spread into a single layer. Dip the outside of the rim of the glass into the plate. If desired, pour a swirl of chocolate syrup into the martini glass.
Add the Irish cream, creme de cacao and vodka to a cocktail shaker. Fill it with 2 handfuls of ice and shake it until cold.
Strain the drink into the prepared glass. If desired, garnish with grated chocolate.
Notes
*To convert to tablespoons, 1 ounce = 2 tablespoons
Category:Drink
Method:Shaken
Cuisine:Cocktails
Diet:Vegetarian
Keywords: Chocolate martini, chocolate martini recipe