Pudding and dessert recipes

sandy2_2

What about mini scones split in half with a bit of jam and cream (I'm doing these for a 'do' this christmas and making them about an inch big)
I'm also doing some fudge, probably some truffles, small marshmallows dipped in chocolate and small oranges poached in spicy syrup (but I suppose you could used tinned orange segments)
I decided to go for lots of small bites to avoid the 'mashed' cake syndrome

pavlovs_dog

belfastgirl.. so far its me, OH, MIL, FIL, auntie, uncle, cousin 1, cousin 2, boyfriend and a possible +1. small family do to celebrate new years, nothing fancy.

not too worried about mashed cake syndorme, as i would slice it and then invite people to help themselves (portion conttrol also means the cake goes further )

my worry with the small nibbles is that i will overcompensate.

im so crap at decisions :eek: good job ive got over a week to make my mind up!

morwenna

How about lemon meringue pie? I have also done individual ones in a muffin tin - you need to put a strip of greasproof under them to help get them out though.

My favourite trifle happened by accident - the sponge I was making for black forest gateaux caught on one side, so black forest trifle was born!

Chocolate cake in the bottom, topped with cherry pie filling & cherry jelly. Leave to set and top with thick custard and whipped cream. I save some cherries and syrup to decorate and grate chocolate over.

noonesperfect

Depending on how many you have to feed, I'd do a couple of big cakes (i.e. a chocolate and a coffee cake) cut into portions so that people can just pick up a piece. Made in square or oblong tins would make them easier to cut of course. Any left over can be frozen.

Less pricey than some desserts and not too much "messing about" at such a busy time!


PS
I would have said carrot cake but cream cheese icing doesn't freeze very well sadly.

OddjobKIA

simple

Two solid sweets Ie marble or sponge or even fuit cake

Two Soft sweets Ie trifle, Gataeu

and make the rest up with smaller handheld cakes such as french fancies, choc rolls,

dont forget that shortbread goes down quite well

and maybe a fruit sald or fruit tart

gremlin

My favourite dessert for this kind of thing is a cheesecake, but with a mandarin jelly topping. It always goes down well.

I like it because its fruity and it is fresh tasting after loads of nibbles and different flavours, to me its better than a heavy, gooey cake IYSWIM?

Easy to make too.

Jane x

sandy2_2

gremlin wrote: »

My favourite dessert for this kind of thing is a cheesecake, but with a mandarin jelly topping. It always goes down well.

Easy to make too. Jane x

How do you make a cheesecake with a jelly topping, please share

headintheclouds

Hello,

I'm sure you clever people will be able to help me with this one.
I'm going to a party on New Year's Eve. (It's a Murder Mystery, and there will be 8 of us, just in case you're interested!). I need to take a pudding.
That seems straightforward. However, the complicating factor is that I won't be coming from my house. I'm driving 120 miles to my sister's as it's my nephew's birthday that day, then back about 60 miles to my friends' house for the party. The pudding needs to travel. It needs to be quicky, easy, not too expensive and must be able to be in the car all day, either complete, or in very quick to assemble bits, none of which need refridgerating. I can probably find a very small cool bag if I look hard.
Any ideas - apart from taking a packet of chocolate biscuits or picking something up at the supermarket before it closes?
Would appreciate your help and know that there is a lot of creativity out there!
Thanks in anticipation.

Ruby_Pudding

What about individual muffins or cupcakes?

ravylesley

As its a murder mystery dinner party I'm going to assume that its one of the themed ones.Most of these are usually set in the 1920's aka Agatha Christie.So I would go for a good old fashioned steamed pud.These can be reheated incredibly successfully and when cold have the texture of concrete so are hardly likely to damage in transit.Served with custard/cream

Lesleyxx