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Cooktail Ruby Cubes

By Nicolas Boussin, MOF Patisserie 2001

Preparation :

Cocktail

Pour all of the cocktail ingredients into a shaker. Add a few ice cubes, shake and pour through a strainer. Keep chilled.

Grand Cosmopolitan Cocktail jello

Soften the gelatine for 1 to 2 minutes in cold water. Drain and warm with the lemon juice in a saucepan over low heat (or for 15 to 20 seconds in a 500 W microwave) until the gelatine has completely dissolved.
Remove from the heat and add the remaining ingredients.
Transfer into a dish large enough to have a depth of approximately 1 cm (½ inch). Let set for 3 hours in the refrigerator.

Vanilla cream

Soften the gelatine in cold water for a few seconds, drain and melt in a pan with the liqueur over low heat. Remove from the heat and add the custard. Whip the chilled whipping cream and fold in the cream/gelatine/GRAND MARNIER® mixture.

Assembly :

Place a spoonful of vanilla cream at the bottom of each glass.
Top with a piece of ladyfinger biscuit and cover with another spoonful of vanilla cream.

Place in the refrigerator until the cream has set (½ hour minimum).
Cut the jello into 1 cm (½ inch) cubes and arrange on top of the cream. Sprinkle with the quartered strawberries.
Divide the cocktail between the glasses.
Serve immediately.

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Preparation :

20 mn

Difficulty :

moderate

Ingredients for
6 Martini glasses :

Light cocktail
  • 80 ml (3½ oz) cranberry juice
  • 40 ml (4 tsp) GRAND MARNIER® Cordon Rouge liqueur
Grand Cosmopolitan jello
  • 150 ml (6 oz) cranberry juice
  • 90 ml (2½ oz) GRAND MARNIER® Cordon Rouge liqueur
  • 20 ml (1Tbsp) lemon juice
  • 70 ml (1/4 cup) vodka
  • 11 g (2 tsp) gelatine
Vanilla cream
  • 75 ml (2½ oz) chilled whipping cream
  • 35 g purchased custard sauce
  • 1.5 g (1/4 tsp) gelatine
  • 20 ml (2 tsp) GRAND MARNIER® Cordon Rouge liqueur
Strawberries (approximately 125 g (4 oz) ) Ladyfinger biscuits (2 biscuits cut into 3 pieces)