1-1/2 cups ice cubes; to 2 cups
1-1/2 ounces chocolate-flavored vodka
1/2 ounce cherry brandy
4 ounces half-and-half cream
1/2 teaspoon maraschino cherry juice
1 tablespoon chocolate syrup
1 maraschino cherry
Fill a shaker three-fourths full with ice. Add the vodka, brandy, cream and cherry juice.
Cover and shake for 10-15 seconds or until condensation forms on outside of shaker. Place syrup in the bottom of a chilled cocktail glass; strain vodka mixture on top. Serve with cherry.
Yield: 1 serving.
Note: For a more festive look, martini can be served in a sugar-rimmed glass. Moisten the rim of the glass with water. Sprinkle coarse sugar on a plate; hold glass upside down and dip rim in sugar.