Dinner Party on a Budget

Flibsey

known in my family as evil death cake:

1 small pot double creamdo not use elmlea, it doesn't work properly. it wont solidify.
1 lemon
1 tin condensed milk

base:
3/4 small pack crushed hobnob style biscuits (ginger nuts also go well)
100g melted butter or marge

first off, smash the crap out of your biscuits. mix with the fat and splodge into a spring form/well lined (with clingfilm) cake tin. put in fridge.
zest your lemon into a bowl. pour on cream and condensed milk. mix well, then add the juice of the lemon bit by bit until it thickens. don't go overboard or it will be overpowering.; but it does need to solidify. oh the joys of chemistry.
pour this goop over the biscuit base and leave until you need it. overnight is best. cover it in the fridge because it does absorb other flavours unfortunately.

serve small amounts with a fruit compote. my family love slightly stewed cherries.

it's called evil death cake as it works out to about 700-800 cal per chunk if you're serving 4. you can cut this down a little by using low fat condensed milk.... then it's about 400-500 cal per slice instead. a little goes a long way, it's relativel cheap to feed a lot of people and they will rave about it.

fairtrade

Could try this one, nothing excessive in the ingredients:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/americanchocolaterip_6334

rosieben

quite a few listed here in the Grocery challenge recipe list - how about impossible coconut pie, chocolate fudge cake, white choc cheesecake to name but a few

and loads more in the Complete Cookery collection listed under Puddings

poppy-glos

http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/536253

three ingredients - lemon possett. (set lemon cream). I put it in loads of shot glasses rather than six wine glasses, as it is very rich and too big a portion, and people can have one or more as they like. As well as being cheap this is my favourite pud. To make it posher you could do some shortbread or a biscuit to serve with it.

good luck

squeaky

Choc Truffle Torte advice...!!!

Cheesecake Recipes and questions?

And more - including a one hour recipe:- cheesecake threads here on Old Style MoneySaving

A gazillion pudding recipes... pudding threads here on Old Style MoneySaving

scheming_gypsy

leandygandy wrote: »

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Anybody have any inexpensive ideas for tortes/cheesecakes/cakes/puddings that can be made in advance on Saturday?

When i do a cheesecake it's:
cheap digestives
cheap ginger biscuits (makes it a bit more interesting)
1 proper Philadelphia cream cheese
a couple of cheap cream cheeses (no point tripling the cost using all Philly )
cheap butter (it's only to stick the base together)
vanilla essence
double cream
caster sugar

cost - a few quid.
If you want to make it fancy, layer the biscuit and cheesy goodness instead of just having biscuit and cheesy goodness on top

vgstar44

i would be tempted to do basic sponge....dod of stawberry jam and some custard!!!

Good old school dinner style :-)

Butterfly_Brain

what about a good old fashioned rice pudding or and apple sponge basically stewed apples and sultanas topped with a basic sponge and serve with custard

ebayqueen_2

Apple tart is a great one...ready made pastry and a few apples. Could you possibly get them reduced or other fruit to make a tart/pie. Doesn't cost much and with a bit of value ice cream is a tasty sweet.

babyshoes

Not a pudding, but how about serving a basic veg soup with bread to start as well as a pud afterwards? That way people won't be starving by the time you serve the main and won't mind not having loads of meat.