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Be the hostess with the mostess with this bundt pan cocktail and ice ring. It will refresh everyone at your summertime soirées, barbecues, and get-togethers. This big-batch summer cocktail is easy to make and looks so pretty. Plus, the large ice ring keeps the punch cold. Don’t drink alcohol? I’ve got you covered! I provide substitutions to make a mocktail punch.
❤️ Why You’ll Love This Bundt Pan Cocktail Recipe
- Cocktail and Mocktail Options Provided: Make this easy bundt pan cocktail with or without alcohol.
- Impressive: The fancy ice mold elevates the vodka punch and is sure to impress your guests.
🍹 Bundt Pan Cocktail Ingredients
This cocktail recipe has two parts: the ice ring mold and punch.
Bundt Pan Ice Mold
- Liquid:
- Water: For a mocktail, use filtered or distilled water. If your water is unfiltered, boil it so the ice mold isn’t cloudy. I don’t recommend using water for a punch with alcohol. It will water it down too much.
- Juice is a great option for an alcoholic or nonalcoholic cocktail. It adds flavor and won’t water down your punch as it melts. I use equal parts pineapple and orange juice for this recipe.
- Wine: You can also make your ice ring with wine, e.g., rosé, chardonnay, pinot grigio, or sauvignon blanc. Don’t use a bubbly wine–it won’t freeze well.
- Decorations:
- Fruit: Use dried or fresh fruit, such as orange, lemon, grapefruit, or lime slices, berries, or pineapple.
- Herbs: Try it with fresh mint, basil, or dill.
- Edible Flowers are not required, but they add a pretty touch to the ice ring for punch.
Punch Cocktail
- Lemon-Lime Soda: Use your favorite, like Sprite or 7UP.
- Juice: I prefer organic pineapple and orange juice, but regular works too. Make sure to buy OJ without pulp.
- Alcohol: You’ll need two cups of vodka and a bottle of champagne.
- Strawberries: Slice two cups of strawberries.
- Mint: Stir a cup of fresh mint leaves into the punch and garnish with some extra.
👩🍳 How to Make a Bundt Pan Cocktail
- Ice Ring: Pour your liquid into the bundt pan and decorate with fruit, herbs, and edible flowers. Freeze it for eight hours or overnight. To remove it from the pan, run it under warm water until it loosens.
- Vodka Punch Recipe: In a punch bowl, combine the soda, juices, vodka, and champagne. Add the strawberries, mint, and ice ring.
- How to Rim Glasses: Pour some sanding sugar on a plate and moisten the rim of the glasses with a citrus wedge (lime, orange, etc.). Turn the glass upside down and place it in the sugar, rotating to coat the rim. This step is optional, but it adds a nice touch.
- How to Serve: Spoon the punch into cocktail glasses with a ladle.
Watch me make this bundt pan ice ring and cocktail on Instagram.
🪄 Tips and Tricks
- DIY Bundt Pan: If you don’t have a bundt pan, you can make your own! Wrap a paper towel around a canned good and set it in the middle of a cake pan. Then, fill it up with the liquid and decor.
- Cake Stand Punch Bowl: Not all cake stands transform into punch bowls, but you can find the one I have in my Amazon shop.
🗒 Variations
- Pomegranate Cranberry Punch: Try this pomegranate cranberry cocktail with Cointreau and champagne.
- Holiday Punch: This cranberry citrus punch is perfect for the holidays.
🗒 Substitutions
- Wine: Substitute prosecco or cava.
- Juice: Replace pineapple juice with mango juice.
- Fruit: Swap strawberries for any other berry or sliced oranges.
- Nonalcoholic Punch: Substitute Ritual Zero-Proof Vodka and any NA sparkling wine. All the ones I’ve tested and loved are in my Amazon shop.
👝 How to Store
You can make the ice mold as early as needed, and it can stay in the freezer until your party.
If you have leftover punch, it’ll get less fizzy over time but will last a couple of days in the fridge.
🤔 Common Questions
How do you remove the ice ring from a bundt pan?
Turn the bundt pan over and run the outside of the pan under hot water. It should slowly loosen, making it easier to remove.
What’s the difference between a punch and a cocktail?
A punch is a type of cocktail, but it’s made in a larger batch with more juice, making it sweeter. A cocktail is a mixed drink that contains liquor and at least one other ingredient.
Bundt Pan Cocktail
Be the hostess with the mostess with this bundt pan cocktail and ice ring. It's easy to make and looks so pretty. Plus, the large ice ring keeps the punch cold. Don’t drink alcohol? I’ve got you covered! I provide substitutions to make a mocktail punch.
Equipment
- Bundt pan
- Punch bowl (or cake stand)
Ingredients
Ice Ring
- Liquid: Orange juice and pineapple juice OR water OR wine (rosé, chardonnay, pinot grigio, sauvignon blanc)
- Decorations: Dried or fresh fruit, fresh herbs, edible flowers
Punch Cocktail
- 2 liters lemon-lime soda
- 2 cups organic no-pulp orange juice
- 2 cups organic pineapple juice
- 2 cups vodka, for mocktails, Ritual Zero-proof Vodka
- 1 bottle champagne, for mocktails, use nonalcoholic champagne
- 2 cups strawberries, sliced
- 1 cup fresh mint leaves, plus more for garnish
- Sanding sugars, for rims of glasses, optional
Instructions
Ice Ring
- Nonalcoholic: Pour filtered water (or boiled, unfiltered water) OR orange juice and pineapple juice into the bundt pan.
- Wine Ice Ring: Pour a bottle of wine (no bubbly wine) into the bundt pan.
- Place dried or fresh fruit, fresh herbs, and edible flowers into the liquid.
- Freeze for at least 8 hours or overnight.
- To release the ice ring, run the bundt pan under warm water, and it will come loose. Add the ring to your punch bowl.
Punch
- Pour the lemon-lime soda, orange juice, pineapple juice, vodka, and champagne into the punch bowl.
- Place the ice ring in the bowl with the sliced strawberries and mint leaves.
- To rim your cocktail glasses with sanding sugar, moisten the rim of the glass with an orange wedge (or other citrus). Pour some sugar on a small plate. Place the top of the glass in the sugar and rotate to cover the rim with sugar.
- Serve immediately with a big ladle.
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