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The never mind the turkey, what's everyone having for dessert thread...
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Minky_Bum
21-12-2007
I am dessert monitor in our house so am doing:

Chocolate and orange cake (nigella's recipe)
Banoffee pie (the kids love it)
Lemon cheesecake (Mum-in-law hates chocolate)

Not a Christmas pud in sight.
Luxxy
21-12-2007
Carrot Cake
Black Forest Gateau
Strawberry Gateau

I've lost loads of weight to prepare for this gorge fest!!

Minky_Bum
21-12-2007
Originally Posted by Luxxy:
“Carrot Cake
Black Forest Gateau
Strawberry Gateau

I've lost loads of weight to prepare for this gorge fest!!

”

Me too. Lost about a stone since September. It's creeping back on already though. Thank god, it's just a week till new year.
xflare
21-12-2007
I made ice cream cake with butterscotch sauce today which was on featured on Nigella Express. GORGEOUS!!!!

Will be having it Christmas day too.
quackaquacka
21-12-2007
Originally Posted by xflare:
“I made ice cream cake with butterscotch sauce today which was on featured on Nigella Express. GORGEOUS!!!!

Will be having it Christmas day too.”

That sounds amazing, and I love butterscotch. Is the recipe online or in a book?
xflare
22-12-2007
Originally Posted by quackaquacka:
“That sounds amazing, and I love butterscotch. Is the recipe online or in a book?”

Take a tub of Vanilla Ice Cream
1 Crunchie Bar
Bourbon Biscuits
Chocolate Chips.


Bash the Biscuits and Crunchie up so you have pieces of different sizes. Allow the ice cream to soften slightly and then add the choc chips, biscuits and crunchie to the ice cream - and mix well. You can put any biscuit/choc combination in you want really. Put the mix into a cake tin lined with cling film and put back in the freezer. When its frozen you can slice it like a cake.


Butterscotch sauce

I used 3 table spoons of brown sugar, about 1 table spoon of butter and the same of golden syrup - put them in a saucepan over a very low heat and allow to melt. Then add double cream to the mixture to get the consistency you want.

quackaquacka
22-12-2007
Originally Posted by xflare:
“Take a tub of Vanilla Ice Cream
1 Crunchie Bar
Bourbon Biscuits
Chocolate Chips.


Bash the Biscuits and Crunchie up so you have pieces of different sizes. Allow the ice cream to soften slightly and then add the choc chips, biscuits and crunchie to the ice cream - and mix well. You can put any biscuit/choc combination in you want really. Put the mix into a cake tin lined with cling film and put back in the freezer. When its frozen you can slice it like a cake.


Butterscotch sauce

I used 3 table spoons of brown sugar, about 1 table spoon of butter and the same of golden syrup - put them in a saucepan over a very low heat and allow to melt. Then add double cream to the mixture to get the consistency you want.

”

Thank you! I'll be making that for Christmas, I think
stumblebum
22-12-2007
White Chocolate mousse cake
Banana, Lime & Passionfruit Pavlova
ScottishWoody
22-12-2007
Originally Posted by xflare:
“Take a tub of Vanilla Ice Cream
1 Crunchie Bar
Bourbon Biscuits
Chocolate Chips.


Bash the Biscuits and Crunchie up so you have pieces of different sizes. Allow the ice cream to soften slightly and then add the choc chips, biscuits and crunchie to the ice cream - and mix well. You can put any biscuit/choc combination in you want really. Put the mix into a cake tin lined with cling film and put back in the freezer. When its frozen you can slice it like a cake.


Butterscotch sauce

I used 3 table spoons of brown sugar, about 1 table spoon of butter and the same of golden syrup - put them in a saucepan over a very low heat and allow to melt. Then add double cream to the mixture to get the consistency you want.

”

I could actually kiss you right now, thanks for that
xflare
22-12-2007
I might try it with some sliced/chopped Mars Bar and Snickers Bar too.
TommyGavin76
22-12-2007
White Chocolate Cheesecake for me. We'll have a Trifle as well but I'm not a big fan.
stud u like
22-12-2007
Originally Posted by Minky_Bum:
“I am dessert monitor in our house so am doing:

Chocolate and orange cake (nigella's recipe)
Banoffee pie (the kids love it)
Lemon cheesecake (Mum-in-law hates chocolate)

Not a Christmas pud in sight. ”


Christmas Pudding I guess. My brother is cooking so I have no idea. Last time I went to my brothers he had no idea how to make hollandaise.
Baroness Bunkum
22-12-2007
Christmas Pudding
Plain Vanilla Cheesecake (for the nuisances who don't like Christmas Pud!)

*which reminds me I need to get digestives for the biscuit-base today*
Mozzie77
22-12-2007
Trifle with a large brandy on the side - or is that a large brandy & trifle on the side!
bigc127
22-12-2007
Christmas pudding, homemade by my mom, using a Jamie Oliver recipe that doesnt use suet, so its quite light. Topped with custard. Fabulous
Snowfairy
22-12-2007
Originally Posted by xflare:
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Butterscotch sauce

I used 3 table spoons of brown sugar, about 1 table spoon of butter and the same of golden syrup - put them in a saucepan over a very low heat and allow to melt. Then add double cream to the mixture to get the consistency you want.

”

Oooooh... I wonder if it would work with vegan 'butter' and soya whipping cream... Have to give it a try I guess...

I'm planning to make a pear and strawberry trifle so I may have that for dessert
Radiomaniac
23-12-2007
Christmas Pudding with custard.

I prefer trifle but forgot to get one. I may send OH out to get one tomorrow.
Cstar2229
23-12-2007
Chocolate roulade
Vanilla cheesecake
Orange trifle from M&S
Chocolate and chopped nut profiteroles
Mark.
23-12-2007
Definitely trifle. Not sure what the alternative(s) will be, but the chances are a cheesecake or chocolate gateau will make an appearance.

Accompaniments will be ice cream and that delicious Madagascan cream from M&S.
asp746
23-12-2007
luxury ice cream, followed by and cheese and biscuits.

none of us are fans of christmas pud or christmas cake although I do buy one to put on the table which I do find strange but it makes the table look nice.
Minky_Bum
23-12-2007
Unpeeled oranges (or other orangey citrus) to the weight of approx 375g
6 eggs
1 heaped teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
200g ground almonds
150g caster sugar (superfine sugar)
50g Dutch cocoa

Ganache:
200g dark chocolate
200ml cream

-Put the whole, unpeeled oranges in a saucepan with cold water to cover and bring to the boil. Cover with a lid and cook for 2 hours or until soft.
-Drain, and when cool, cut the oranges in quarters and remove any big pips.
Place everything - peel, pith and all - in a food processor.
-Cool the fruit before proceeding with the next step. Often it's best to complete the cooking of the fruit the day before.
-Preheat oven to 180C (350F) and line a 20cm springform (8-inch or standard) tin. Lining it is very important, if you want to remove your cake later; a double layer of paper is a good idea.
-Add the eggs, baking powder, bicarb, almonds, sugar and cocoa to the oranges in the food processor. Process until you have what looks like a cake mixture with a few knobbly bits of pureed orange.
-Pour and scrape into the cake tin and bake for an hour, by which time a skewer should emerge fairly clean. Start checking after 45 minutes, as you may have to cover with foil to stop the surface burning. It may take up to 1 1/2 hours to cook through, depending on your oven.
-Leave the cake to cool in its tin and remove when cold.
-To make the ganache, heat the cream in a heavy saucepan and add the chocolate off the heat. Mix until combined, then whisk until the mixture cools and becomes thick and glossy, ~5-10 minutes, and apply with a spatula or cake knife. Decorate with pieces of orange peel if you so desire.
daeyeken
23-12-2007
Eton mess
MrsOggy
24-12-2007
Christmas cake

Well technically it's not christmas cake, Our 3 year old chose it and its a huge Thomas the tank engine cake
Minky_Bum
24-12-2007
Originally Posted by MrsOggy:
“Christmas cake

Well technically it's not christmas cake, Our 3 year old chose it and its a huge Thomas the tank engine cake ”

Awww, that's so sweet.
Dirty_Ragdoll
24-12-2007
we are having New York Cheesecake with Caramelized big apple topping
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