Pineapple Upside Down Cake Shot
This pineapple upside down cake shot is brought to life with vanilla vodka, pineapple juice, and grenadine. It’s delightfully sweet and perfectly refreshing, making it an ideal shot to enjoy with friends and family.
This won’t come as a surprise to anyone, but I love a layered shooter. I will go out of my way to layer a shot, just to see if I can.
Now, this pineapple upside down shot is not your typical layered shot because you really can’t separate the vodka and the pineapple juice. They’re going to blend. But by adding the grenadine last, it will sink to the bottom and create a layered look, as you can see in the photos.
So, if you are new to layering an alcohol shot, this is a great one to try because it’s so easy to be successful. Your friends will be impressed.
I love so many different layered shots, it’s hard to pick a favorite but I will try. This pineapple upside down cake shot recipe ranks among my top 5 layered shots for best taste. The other other four are chocolate covered cherry, butterball, Snickers, and jelly donut shot.
I’m most partial to tasty shots that are also pretty!
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Helpful tips
- How to layer a shot: Use either a cocktail spoon or a regular iced coffee teaspoon. Always place the spoon upside down with the bowl-side facing up in and against the side of the glass. You will then slowly pour the liquid over the back of a spoon and into the glass.
- Even though you won’t need a pourer to help layer this shot, if you plan to serve a variety of layered shots, Invest in a few pourers. This will help you with your layering. Here’s why: using a pourer helps to control the pour, which is critical to layering any shot. But if you do use a pourer, you will have to eyeball your quantities because they’re coming straight out of the bottle, unmeasured.
- This is important. You need to add the ingredients in this order – vanilla vodka, pineapple juice, and grenadine. Even though the grenadine will sink to the bottom, if you put it in first, it will just mix with the rest of the ingredients as you add them and not create the layered effect you’re after.
- Optional: Occasionally, I put a maraschino cherry in the bottom of the shot glass before I add the ingredients, but I didn’t in this recipe because it sometimes messes up the grenadine effect. Try it both ways to see what you think.
How to make a pineapple upside down cake shot
This recipe is for one layered shot, so if you’re pouring for more than one person, use the same amounts of the ingredients in each glass.
Pre-step
Get your shot glasses, measuring glass, and cocktail spoon.
Step one
Gather the ingredients – vanilla vodka, pineapple juice, and grenadine syrup.
Step two
Pour .50 ounce vanilla vodka in the glass.
Step three
Measure .75 ounce pineapple juice and pour it into the glass.
Step four
Measure .25 ounce of grenadine and put the cocktail spoon upside down and against the inside the glass. Slowly pour the grenadine over the spoon and into the glass. You will see the grenadine sink and infiltrate the other ingredients.
Perfect.
Isn’t that tilted glass cool? I bought it at Crate and Barrel.
Let’s look at one more photo.
I hope you enjoyed this pineapple upside down cake shot. It’s so good! If you make it, let me know what you think.
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Pineapple Upside Down Shot
Ingredients
- .50 ounce vanilla vodka
- .75 ounce pineapple juice
- .25 ounce grenadine
Instructions
- Measure and pour vanilla vodka in the glass..50 ounce vanilla vodka
- Measure and pour pineapple juice in the glass..75 ounce pineapple juice
- Measure grenadine. Take cocktail spoon and place it upside down and against the inside of the glass. Slowly pour the grenadine over the bowl of the spoon and into the glass..25 ounce grenadine
- Drink in one gulp
- Smile
- Enjoy
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- How to layer a shot: Use either a cocktail spoon or a regular iced coffee teaspoon. Always place the spoon upside down with the bowl-side facing up in and against the side of the glass. You will then slowly pour the liquid over the bowl and into the glass.
- And even though you won’t need a pourer to help layer this shot, if you plan to serve a variety of layered shots, Invest in a few pourers. This will help you with your layering. Here’s why: using a pourer helps to control the pour, which is critical to layering any shot. But if you do use a pourer, you will have to eyeball your quantities because they’re coming straight out of the bottle, unmeasured.
- This is important. You need to add the ingredients in this order – vodka, juice, and grenadine. Even though the grenadine will sink to the bottom, if you put it in first, it will just mix with the rest of the ingredients and not sink and layer like it’s supposed to.
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The color!!! This drinks looks perfect and I cannot wait to make and enjoy it with my husband!
Thanks so much, Shadi! I hope you do enjoy it.
This is such a fun drink!! Thank you so much for the tips! It turned out really amazing!
Glad to hear that Toni! Thanks for letting me know.
Oh how fun! I absolutely love the colors and layering. Such an easy drink too!
Thanks so much, Tara! It’s one of my favorite fruit juice shots.
Super cute and delicious! Fun shot for parties and thanks for the tip on layering.
You’re welcome. Thanks Heather!
This recipe is my kind of drink!! You took all of the flavors of one of my favorite desserts and put it into a shot! So delicious!
Thanks so much, Anjali!
What an absolutely fun drink creation! And not to mention beautiful! This is a must-try for sure!
Thanks so much, Lauren! It’s a people pleaser for sure!
Who knew shots could take just like dessert? Not me! The vanilla vodka was the perfect addition to the pineapple juice and grenadine.
Hehe. Thanks Sharon! I appreciate it!
So simple and quick to make and it is so tasty. It is gorgeous in the glass and we all loved it!
Thanks so much, Dana! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
This is a fantastic idea for a cocktail and looks so good. I love the flavor! It is so fun and will be perfect for our Superball gathering.
Yay! Thanks, Jenny!
An adult cake flavored shot. The taste is exactly like the cake and very easy to make and enjoy!
Thanks, Mikayla! I appreciate you letting me know.
These look incredibly good. I have bookmarked for our next dinner party. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much Megan! I really appreciate it!
This pineapple upside side down shot was so cool with the different layers. Everyone was super impressed (and it was yummy)!!
I’m so glad to hear that Tristin! It’s one of my favorite fruit juice shots.
Your tipis for layering a shot is so clear. The colors come out great!
I’m so happy to hear that Naiby! Thanks for letting me know.
Not only pretty but so tasty! Made a batch for playoffs and everyone loved them.
That’s great to hear Brianna! Thanks for letting me know.
Wow, you really nailed those layers. Looks fantastic! I have to give this a try. Can’t wait to surprise my husband with this.
Thank you, Natalie! I appreciate it and I hope your hubby enjoys it.