This all started with Elisson's recipe for Chocolate Babkatini - a martini that is decidely chocolatey, since it uses both chocolate vodka, and includes Chocolate Babka.
I hate to admit it, but I wasn't clear on the babka bit. I should have remembered my Seinfeld. What was I thinking? I google'd "babka", and ran across this site, which not only describes babka in mouthwatering detail (a sweet, spongy yeast cake with raisins, traditionally made in the form of a high cylinder, either solid or with a hole, often glazed with raspberry-flavored coating, and sometimes flavored with rum), and reminded me of that Seinfeld episode with the chocolate babka, but also sells ... yes, chocolate babka.
Unfortunately, the fastest shipping option they offer still takes 3 days, so it won't be "out of the oven" fresh. But since it's gonna get chopped and plopped in a martini, that probably won't matter.
The other necessary ingredient for the babkatini, chocolate vodka, can be used to make some other interesting-sounding drinks. How about a Tootsie Roll Martini? Or maybe a Mocha Russian - that's chocolate vodka, milk, and Kahlua. (Both of these recipes are listed with other chocolate vodka drink ideas here.)
Better yet: a Fudge Slide. That's chocolate vodka, Kahlua and Bailey's Irish Cream. Ohmigod that sounds good.
Here's another Chocolate Martini Recipe that involves chocolate chunks and lollipops. Oh boy.
And if you ever wondered what-all is included in the term "chocolate liqueur", check this site. That'll clear you right up.
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