Have your cake and drink it! A new caketail bar opens this week in London to tap into the latest sweet treat trend – grab yourself free cakes during caketail hour on May 17th! In collaboration with Food Network.
Cake and cocktails have to be two of the finer things in life, no? Well, I’ve got great news for you – London folk are set to be shaken and stirred by the latest craze to hit the capital city with the opening of the first Caketail Bar serving cakes that look and taste exactly like cocktails. These strictly adult-only bakes, which contain the equivalent of one unit of alcohol each, have been carefully created by cakeologist (I want that job title!) Juliet Sear to mark Cake Month on Food Network.
The bar will serve three different delicious caketails to customers including:
- Espresso Martini – a light, chocolatey sponge topped with lashings of mascarpone and coffee beans
- Pink Grapefruit Gin And Tonic – a summery mix of sponge, fruit jelly and curd finished with a grapefruit wedge
- Lime Margarita – a lime sponge topped with a tequila-infused jelly, finished with a sugar glaze
According to Food Network, the caketail trend is not just popping up across bakeries. Us home cooks are also seeking out ways to get our sugary alcoholic fix. In the last year, the UK has seen a substantial increase in the number of people looking for boozy bakes, with Google reporting phenomenal surges in searches for alcohol-infused dishes over the past 24 months. I myself have seen a few incredible boozy cake creations coming from my fellow food bloggers. Gin & Tonic cupcakes, anyone? I have never, however, seen them presented in a cocktail glass like this before and it is something I will definitely be experimenting with in the future!
Phillip Luff, Managing Director, UK & EMEA, Scripps Networks Interactive (part of Discovery Inc.), says: “Eating cake and drinking cocktails are two of life’s great joys – so what better than to combine the two? It’s a marriage made in heaven. We’re really excited about this launch because these cakes are so lifelike.”
GRAB YOURSELF A FREE CAKETAIL IN LONDON!
These three delectable caketails will be given away during ‘Caketail Hour’ in Whitechapel’s Simmons Bar on Thursday 17th May and guests can pre-book their caketail experience by visiting their Eventbrite page here.
To mark Cake Month, Food Network is broadcasting over 125 hours of the most delicious and delectable cake programmes including the Spring Baking Championship showing Monday, May 14th 4 pm and Vegas Cakes, showing Tuesday, May 15th at 9 pm.
As a nod to the much-anticipated Royal wedding, the line up even includes cameos from bride-to-be Meghan Markle who starred in two Food Network shows Chopped Junior and Real Girl’s Kitchen: Brook’lyn.
Will you be tuning in? Have you ever tried a caketail or a boozy bake like these before? Let me know in the comments!
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I’m not one for alcohol, however they do taste ever so scrummy and very stunning at that.
Booze and cake are two of my favourite things, so this sounds great to me!
We’ve never had a boozy bake before but would love to try a Pink Grapefruit Gin And Tonic version. We’d love to visit a caketail bar x
Wow this looks and sounds amazing! I would love to taste a caketail especially the pink one 🙂 Love your photos!
I’m interested to know how Espresso Martini tastes. The whole idea sounds fantastic.
Those cocktails look really refreshing and tasty. That is such a wonderful idea.
Oh wow these look lovely. I’ve had espresso martinis before they are yummy although also pack a punch. Not had a cake version.
I’m a huge cocktail lover but do tend to go for the same ones every time I’m out. I really need to experiment more as there is so much variety 🙂
The Pink Grapefruit Gin & Tonic sounds nice but I’m a bit of a purist when it comes to drinks. A straight G&T will do me just fine.
Sounds really interesting! It’s definitely fun to try all of these caketails. The flavors all sound amazing! Definitely something that I’d enjoy!
I haven’t had a cocktail in such a long time and these look amazing especially the Lime Margarita!
I don’t usually do cocktails, but that Espresso Martini looks amazing. I just love mascarpone.
These are crazy! That lime margarita looks divine.
How different, these would go down a treat if you were hosting a garden party/BBQ. I’m now trying to think of my own caketails I could make maybe something with pimms what with it getting to that time of the year.
Tea and cake are my two favourite things, but wouldn’t mind switching the tea for a yummy cocktail. The Gin one looks really nice
Wow look at those cocktails. I would love to have a cocktail tasting with my friends one day. I wonder if there is something similar here in NYC!
Caketail.. Hmm more solid parts so that it’s so called. Stuffed with puddling I guess it’s so delicious..
I love the idea of caketails. They look so appetising in those glasses and the Pink Grapefruit Gin And Tonic sounds very tempting!
This is the first time I heard of “caketails.” They do look delicious though. I would love to try the espresso martini. That sounds really yummy!
Okay. I have never heard of a caketail, but MY WORD. Those are gorgeous! And super creative!
I never heard of caketail before, this is lovely and looks like a fine time. You also had me at free, that’s always plus!
Oh wow what an amazing idea!! I love this, and I would so like to go and try them all if only it were nearer!
What a fun event! Sounds like caketails are a new concept but when you think about it, we’ve always craved it. I cannot wait to try one.
Wish I was in London to grab a cocktail. Sounds like a great time. I have been to London and totally our time visiting. The drinks look awesome.
Awesome! Kudos to the people who came up with this concept of caketails. I would love to try them all, if I could. Hopefully, the trend spreads to here so I can enjoy it too. The espresso martini looks delicious!
What a fun thing to get to do! I would love to do something g like this!
Cake and cocktails? Sign me up! I will definitely be tuning in for this. This is such an amazing idea and combo.
These sound amazing! I would love to give them a try!
I love espresso martini. It looks sooo good and tastes like heaven to me…
This is such a cool concept! I’d love to go and have one of those pink grapefruit gin and tonic caketail, I can imagine how delicious and refreshing it is in the same time. Meanwhile I should go make myself a gin and tonic, until I get to London, haha. 🙂
Wow a different concept…I would love to try one.
OK I can imagine so many people enjoying this and I have to say if it was for mocktail versions (Totally not sure how I can word play that lol) I would be right there with them1 This sounds like a great way to celebrate the month.
Wow isn’t it amazing what variety of foods and drinks and mixes of the two we have these days. Really something I will be trying out.
This is genius! What a unique and clever idea….. x
The concept of caketail bars serving cocktails really looks unique to me!! The cocktails does look like delicious cakes!!! Would love to try these specially the Espresso Martini!! 🙂
Probably will not watch and have not tried a caketail. However, it sure looks like a great idea! And a very pretty presentation! Interesting to learn about!