Red Velvet Cake Shakes
October 23, 2017This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #IndulgenceDoneRight #CollectiveBias
The holiday season is approaching quickly. I’ve already started shopping for a few people (I like to get a head start) and I even started planning out my holiday menu. When it comes to recipes, I love to put my own spin on things! This year, I will be serving rich, decadent Red Velvet Cake Shakes made with the creamy taste of the new Land O’Lakes® Buttercream Style Half & Half.
Red Velvet Cake Shakes
Red Velvet Cake Shakes
I grew up enjoying red velvet cake during the holiday season. I remember helping my mom mix the batter in the kitchen. We would chat & laugh and whip up the most delicious cakes together. There was something so simple and special about that bonding time I shared with her as a kid. It has always been one of my fondest memories of my childhood. So I knew I definitely wanted to incorporate red velvet cake into my holiday dessert menu this year, but I wanted to get creative!
Instead of baking a big cake for my holiday party, I will be preparing and serving individual dessert glasses filled with all the delicious flavors of a red velvet cake- in shake form! I love that Land O’Lakes® Buttercream Style Half & Half has all the simple goodness of half & half with a super decadent blend of real milk and cream. It really imparts such a fabulous flavor and creaminess to these shakes. If you enjoy the flavor of red velvet cake and love the fun-ness of a shake, you have to try this recipe this holiday season!
To prepare these shakes, start by gathering the ingredients you’ll need: Land O’Lakes® Buttercream Style Half & Half, red velvet cake mix, milk, sugar, vanilla ice cream, and vanilla extract. Red food coloring is an optional extra ingredient to deepen the color of these shakes (I used only one drop).
Red Velvet Cake Shakes
Place all the ingredients into a blender or food processor.
Red Velvet Cake Shakes
Blend until smooth throughout.
Red Velvet Cake Shakes
Here’s a trick to make the glasses super fun and festive. Drizzle some chocolate syrup in a random pattern on the interior of the glass. This is what it will look like.
Red Velvet Cake Shakes
Then simply pour the blended shakes into each glass. Look at how fun and festive these babies are! I love the contrast of the black chocolate syrup with the red shake!
Red Velvet Cake Shakes
A dollop of whipped cream and a few chocolate chips on top completes the look! Do these look delicious or what? These shakes are totally reminiscent of everything I love about a red velvet cake. Plus, it’s super fun to drink dessert!
Red Velvet Cake Shakes
This holiday season, I will be making a big batch of these shakes… one for each guest. Want to really impress your guests at your next gathering? Skip the big sheet cake this year and serve these cake shakes instead! It will look like you went above & beyond, but it really was a pretty simple recipe!
Red Velvet Cake Shakes
These shakes are the perfect combination of creamy Land O’Lakes® Buttercream Style Half & Half, sweet vanilla ice cream, and classic red velvet cake.
Red Velvet Cake Shakes
With Land O’Lakes® Buttercream Style Half & Half in these shakes, experience indulgence done right! If you make these shakes once, I promise you’ll be making them again … and again. We’ve already made them twice last week!
Red Velvet Cake Shakes
With Land O’Lakes® Buttercream Style Half & Half on hand, you will even be taking your morning cup of coffee to the next level. Experience the ultimate, perfect mug of java with the creamy taste of his half & half.
A few weeks ago, during my weekly trip to Walmart, I found Land O’Lakes® Buttercream Style Half & Half and was excited to try it. I’m so excited I picked it up! Look for it in the dairy aisle of your local Walmart.
Here’s the detailed recipe. You can print this out for future reference.
- 1/4 cup Land O’Lakes® Buttercream Style Half & Half
- 1/2 cup red velvet cake mix
- 1 cup milk
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 scoops vanilla ice cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 drops red food coloring (optional)
- 1. Place all ingredients in a food processor.
- 2. Blend until smooth.
- 3. OPTIONAL: To garnish, drizzle chocolate syrup and top with whipped cream & chocolate chips.
Experience the rich & creamy flavor of Land O’Lakes® Buttercream Style Half & Half in your coffee and your recipes. Do you like to put your own spin on holiday recipes? Do you love the flavor of red velvet cake?
Those shakes sound super good. I think my kids would flip for them. I need to make these and soon!
Red Velvet has always been my favorite! I can hardly wait to try your Red Velvet Shake. Looks delicious and perfect for the holidays. Yum!
It has always been my favorite, too!
I made red velvet cake this weekend. Having those shakes to go along with the cake would have been perfect.
These shakes would go well with just about anything! 🙂
Heck yes, this shake sounds and looks amazing! I’ll have to make some soon. I didn’t know there was a buttercream style cream–that sounds delicious to put in tea too!
YES! This would be delicious in tea, especially a chai! Yum!
This is sinfully delicious! I have never tried making a cake into a shake but this is this looks too good to pass up.
You have to try! It’s totally worth it!
My dad is the largest red velvet fan. He would love these shakes so much.
That is an interesting idea! It looks really delicious! I would love to have one or ten! Lol
Oh, I love red velvet it so much! These shakes look like they are perfect for the holiday season and Valentine’s day!
Now this sounds like a delicious shake. The pictures are actually making me crave one! I have to give it a shot.
These look so tasty, thanks for sharing.
Of course, Ivory! Hope you enjoy it!
My son loves anything and everything red velvet. He would really like these red velvet shakes.
Oh my word, This is my kind of dessert! I adore red velvet cake. I am going to have to make this for my kiddos.
They will love it! Mine sure did!
I love Red Velvet anything and these milkshakes look amazing!! I need to make these ASAP!!
This looks amazing!!!! I can’t wait to try making it!
Now that is what I call a special treat! I would love a glass of that after a workout to cool down my body.
These milkshakes look amazingly delicious, I’m SOLD! I love Land O’ Lakes 1/2 & 1/2, going to definitely look for the Buttercream Style next time I’m shopping.
ive never heard of red velvet shakes! they look so yummy with a nice and easy recipe to follow
Our Elf on the Shelf is pretty sweet and often makes treats for the kids. These red velvet shakes would be so fun with some green sprinkles to match the colors of Christmas. I’ll have to mention them to the elf.
This is the first recipe for milkshake that has red velvet cake mix in it. It looks interesting. I will get the ingredients I need at the store and whip this up. My kids would love this!
I have not tried making a milkshake using Land O’Lakes® Buttercream Style Half & Half. I will have to add that to my grocery list this week.
The red velvet cake shake looks tempting indeed. Food and cooking have so much more to it, it has so many great memories. As you mention you spent time with your mom while making the cakes and I am sure you will always treasure those memories.