Dessert for Wedding picnic

morganb

Hi - have been invited to a neighbours wedding next week, they are having a wedding picnic and people are bringing the food, they have asked me to bring a bowl of dessert. What can I take??? I thought of Eton mess as it doesn't then matter if I brake suddenly on the way there, lol, or what about a tray of pretty butterfly cakes, i.e. something that is easy to eat??

Suggestions gratefully received!!

kaydn

Eton mess sounds like a good idea or what about a fresh fruit platter there was a thread about them I think it was on OS forum hope you have a lovely time

mumoftwo

Sounds like a great idea. What a lovely idea for a wedding.. I would go for the individual cupcakes/ butterfly cakes. That way other people can just take one instead of having to dish up in a bowl and it starting to look like a mess and no cutlery required.

morganb

Thanks ... keep the suggestions coming! I thought of making little cakes with icing on the top then decorating with blackberries and icing sugar, i.e. something seasonal.

Also fruit kebabs ... but don't want to have to make anything too fiddly, I presume other people will be taking desserts too.

savvy

If you don't mind, I'm going to move you up to the Wedding Board as they have lots of ideas for wedding type food and you may get more responses.

HTH and if it doesn't, let me know

Horace

How about baking some wedding cake biscuits? I am sure you will be able to find a cutter to cut them out with and you could cover them with icing.

Luvly.cuppa.T

With the cakes and bicuits you could add a personal touch of putting the bride and groom's initials on them? and the date? depends how much room you have!

I like the sound of eton mess ( I only discovered what that was the other day and it's delicious), but leave out the icecream as it would melt!

But agree that cakes would be better due to the mess of it all and hungry wasps/bees etc.... (depends where the picnic is being held really)

morganb

Luvly.cuppa.T wrote: »

agree that cakes would be better due to the mess of it all and hungry wasps/bees etc....

Had forgotten all about wasps etc., quite how I dont' know, I've been plagued by them on a daily basis all summer holiday. Nasty little things that they are!

Stephb1986_2

How about muffins

Steph xx

mirrorimage0

we make eaton mess at work but with whipped crean instead of ice cream. but the cookies or fairy cakes sound a good idea as said before, no cutlery etc involved in eating.

http://www.hj-weddingcakes.co.uk/b-45.shtml

morganb

Yes, sorry, should have said, I was going to make Eton Mess with cream not ice cream