Funeral dessert?

Question

What type of dessert would you bring to a funeral? It's for the after gathering. The deceased lived a long (102!), loving, amazing life so it won't be a somber occasion. The gathering will be at about 11:00 am.

The gathering is at the home of one of the relatives...

Answer 1

It really depends on where the gathering is going to take place. Are people going to be moving around? If people are going to moving about a lot, then, individual serving or finger type foods would be best - cookies, danish, cinnamon buns, muffins or other small pastries. If you go with small foods, variety is a good idea. Given the time of day, you probably don't want to take anything too rich. (You might want to avoid icing.) If people are going to be sitting, a simple cake, sweet bread or pie might be good. If there are going to be a lot of people with health problems there, you might want to go the healthy route and do something with fruit. If you know of any any body with an allergy, you might want to avoid any trigger foods. I am sure whatever you take will be appreciated!

Answer 2

Anything is acceptable. I usually like to make a fruit tart since I know others will be bringing cakes and such and a fruit tart is a refreshing change. What do you like to make? It will be fine. Even picking up a bucket of donut holes is fine and easy for those attending to grab and pop in their mouths. Do you happen to know if the deceased had a favorite dessert? That might be nice to bring.

Just go and celebrate an amazing life!

Answer 3

Simple desserts - that do not need refrigeration are best, because usually a lot of food is brought and the refrig is needed for hams, casseroles. Take finger foods - brownies, cookies, pound cake - and put in a container that can be thrown away.

Answer 4

Down south, we even have funerals at home instead of the funeral home or the chapel. A true southern girl like myself would make a big batch of homemade banana pudding or a nice lemon pound cake. Southern comfort food at it's finest!!

Answer 5

=== Chocolate Pudding Poke Cake 1 package (2-layer size) white cake mix 2 egg whites 4 cups cold fat-free milk 2 pkg. (4 serving size) Chocolate Pudding & Pie Filling Prepare and bake cake mix as directed on package for 13x9-inch baking pan using 2 egg whites and 1-1/3 cups water. Remove from oven. Immediately poke holes down through cake to pan with round handle of a wooden spoon. (Or poke holes with a plastic drinking straw, using turning motion to make large holes.) Holes should be at 1-inch intervals. Pour milk into large bowl. Add pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 2 minutes. Quickly pour about 1/2 of the thin pudding mixture evenly over warm cake and into holes to make stripes. Let remaining pudding mixture stand to thicken slightly. Spoon over top of cake, swirling to 'frost' cake. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or until ready to serve. Cut into 24 squares. Store cake in refrigerator ======================================...

Answer 6

I would inquire about the deceased's favorite dessert. Sometimes its nice to partake in something that are lost loved ones used to enjoy.

If you cannot get that info, a nice chocolate cake never offended anyone.

Answer 7

Any type of bakery goods that are finger-foods is best for the funeral home . Something they can help themselves to in the table area .

Answer 8

Make a triffle with the layers consisting of: whipped cream, chocolate pudding, fudge brownie crumbles and broken Skore bar pieces. It will be the talk of the funeral! :)

Answer 9

You could bake some cookies;easy and non-messy. Cookies can keep well for a few days also and you could make them well in advance.

Answer 10

How about coffee cake. People are going to be drinking coffee and tea.