Lolita Charm: Princess' Pink 21st Jubilee!

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Princess' Pink 21st Jubilee!

Yesterday was my 21st birthday! It was mostly low-key, meaning my boy took me shopping & we finished with a small cake (above, from Bolo) and 21 pink-lipped roses at home ♥ On Saturday as more birthday celebration however, I'll be going to shop in New York City with Dalin of La Vida Frills & Miss Lumpy!

And my favorite birthday present from my boy - this giant Hello Kitty pillow/plushie! So soft and has her pretty sleepy eyelashes. I call her Sleepy Kitty and she is just perfect for snuggling.

In America, 21 is a milestone because you can now legally buy alcohol in shops and restaurants and bars, as well as be admitted to clubs where alcohol is present. I'm really interested in the art of bartending, especially the kind involving flaming drinks, dessert liquors, and rims of glasses frosted with sugar. I'm a Cancer on the western zodiac, which means I should be good at cooking and creating - but instead my gift manifests through mixed drinks. So here are two cute ones to enjoy, including the one I drank at my party.

(note: please do not imbibe if you are below the legal age of your country, I'm not encouraging you to get trashed, stay classy, etc.)

(left, Birthday Cake Martini; right, local berry wine)

Birthday Cake Martini

You'll need a martini shaker for this one! If you don't have a martini shaker, you can use two glasses, one with ice and one without, by transferring it back and forth. Make sure to strain the ice so that it's not in your drink, where it will melt and water down the flavor.

-two parts pineapple juice
-one part vanilla vodka
-three parts amaretto
-maraschino cherry

Pour ingredients over ice in your shaker, shake, then pour into martini glass. I pre-coated my glass with pink sugar to pep up the biscuit color of the martini. You can also float some sprinkles on the drink for extra festivity.

How to Rim a Glass with Sugar

There are two ways to rim a glass. The first is to take a lemon wedge and run it around the edge of the glass, then tap the glass into a dish of sugar. The other is to tap the glass onto a sponge with water - useful is you don't want a lemon flavor on your drink. There are also 'rimming kits' which are two parts, a sponge dish for the water or juice and a flat dish for pouring your salt or sugar.

Cotton Candy Cosmo

-1 1/2 ounces SKYY vodka
-1/2 ounces X-Rated Fusion liquor
-1 ounce cranberry juice
-cotton candy (check drugstores or candy stores, as it's usually a fair/carnival find - sometimes they sell bags or tubs at CVS)

Shake ingredients in your martini shaker over ice. Put a puff of cotton candy in a martini glass and pour the drink over. The cotton candy will melt into this pretty pink sugary syrup and add a huge sweet-tooth to this drink.

For those not into mixed drinks, look for pretty wines instead. A light Riesling (white and delicate) or a rosé (pink!) or something sparkling are all good options for summertime and adorable dinner parties and picnics. Bonus points for cute stemwear or cocktail glasses, especially vintage crystal or cut glass - try looking at yard sales. I'm especially fond of 1920s depression era glass, which comes in an array of jewel-like colors with ornate designs. (Take a look at some history on American Depression glass - it was usually given away at movie theatres and gas stations, making it a cute keepsake from Grandma and Grandpa's first date, for example.)

For the more daring drink connoisseurs, and if you're feeling adventurous and science-y - and can get your hands on some liquid nitrogen - you can have this Alice in Wonderland inspired cocktail, Nitro Caipirinha.

As always, remember to be careful and drink up!

And, fun fact! I just learned today that Sailor Moon and I share our birthday, June 30th! That's appropriate since being a Cancer, my ruling planet is the moon ☆ミ And like Usagi I'm also a little scatter-brained and... well, easily dramatic! ;P

Labels: birthday, cooking, holiday

15 Comments:

At July 1, 2010 at 11:27 AM , Yajaira said...: Happy Be-lated Birthday I hope you have a lovely marvelous year.
At July 1, 2010 at 12:27 PM , Anonymous said...: Happy Birthday! :)
At July 1, 2010 at 12:43 PM , Delano said...: Happy birthday!
Also, I like your new banner. You look different in it, which confused me a tad but its super cute!
At July 1, 2010 at 1:45 PM , Melody said...: Happiest of birthdays, Victoria! Everything after this is just cake. :P
At July 1, 2010 at 2:12 PM , Anonymous said...: Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I love the new banner! <3
At July 1, 2010 at 3:03 PM , Anonymous said...: Happy birthday! Glad to hear you enjoyed it!

Your new banner is adorable! Though I must add that it's a bit... huge on a vertically-challenged monitor, aha.
At July 1, 2010 at 3:15 PM , Anonymous said...: i was waiting excitedly for this post!!!

Happy birthday, you gorgeous girl!!!

That cake looks scrumptious, i hope you enjoyed devouring it =^-^=
At July 1, 2010 at 3:25 PM , Anonymous said...: Happy birthday! It's so cute that you share a birthday with Sailor Moon! XD I'm four days away from Sailor Jupiter's birthday. :3

Oooh, I turn twenty-one this year too, so I can't wait to try making these drinks for whatever party I have. They sound delicious!
At July 1, 2010 at 3:56 PM , PinkJucie said...: hey i am a cancer too my birthday is on the 9
At July 1, 2010 at 5:52 PM , Anonymous said...: Happy Birthday!:)
At July 1, 2010 at 7:10 PM , Kitty~♥ said...: Happy birthday! You Know the name "bolo" means Cake in portuguese? I'm from Brazil, land of caipirinha! Your pillow is awesome lovely!♥
What a pretty birthday♥
At July 2, 2010 at 2:34 AM , Anonymous said...: Happy birthday lovely!~ <(^~^<)
At July 2, 2010 at 8:21 PM , caro-chan said...: Happy belated birthday! That cake looks so delicious and really elegant!
At July 3, 2010 at 3:25 AM , Anonymous said...: Happy belated birthday, sounds like you had a wonderful day!
At July 5, 2010 at 7:37 PM , Andrea Nicole Baker said...: Happy belated Birthday. What a lovely cake!
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