Ideas for a dessert/cake for Saturday night?

Question

We've got friends coming round and I would like to make a nice easy dessert or cake for after dinner. Can't be anything to do with chocolate though as one of them is allergic to it (poor thing). (There will be four adults and 2 kids!)

Answer 1

simplest thing ever: do a set strawberry(or any other berry u like) cheesecake.
I give u the recipee: 750g philadelfia cheese, 200g double cream, 250g sugar. For the base 100g melted butter and 200g digestive biscuits. put berries in between the base and the cheesecake. You may want to do only half the recipee as this is quite big one.

Answer 2

This may be a little different than what you are looking for but is a very addictive recipe that both kids and adults love and so easy to make when your in a hurry.

Praline Crackers
(With or without ice cream)

Arrange a layer of Graham Crackers on bottom of 9x13 pan. Keep as close together as you can.

Bring to boil about 2 minutes 1 cup packed brown sugar and 1 cup butter (2 sticks)

Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup chopped pecans and 1 tsp. vanilla. Pour warm mixture evenly over graham crackers.

Bake about 8-10 minutes 350 degrees. Cool completely. You can cut these into large squares or break into pieces.

Place a scoop of vanilla ice cream in individual bowls and stuff the praline crackers around the edges of the ice cream, sprinkle chopped pecans on top. Yummy!

Answer 3

Make it easy on yourself - a fruit crumble! Homemade puds always impress, and there's nothing more simple or foolproof, you can use whatever fruit you can find - apples, pears, blackberries, rhubarb are all around at the moment - use butter not margarine, and add a little ground spice to the crumble mix if you like (ginger, cinnamon or mixed spice). I find adults like custard, but kids like ice cream, and you can offer both with a crumble! It will sit for a while no bother once out of the oven, so no worries about timing. Easy peasy.

Answer 4

Maybe you could do an upside down cake with a twist its entertaining and very tasty too try this recipe..... (i made it with this recipe)

INGREDIENTS:
3 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
6 slices pineapple or 1 can (20 ounces) can of drained pineapple chunks
maraschino cherries
pecan halves
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Cake
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1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
PREPARATION:
In a 9-inch square cake pan, melt butter; sprinkle with brown sugar. Arrange pineapple and cherries and nut halves on sugar, making a design.
Make cake batter.
Cream 1/2 cup butter; gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add egg and beat well. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with the milk; beat until smooth, ending with dry ingredients. Pour over pineapple design. Bake at 375° for about 35 minutes. Let cake cool for about 5 minutes before turning out onto a serving plate. Serve warm with whipped cream, if desired

Answer 5

I have a great one that is loved by adults and kids! Everyone I have ever cooked this for falls in love with it and it's sooooo easy!! takes about 5 mins if that and tastes fab!

You will need;

- Belgian waffles from Tesco - they come in packs of 4 I think. They are with the breads etc and in a blue pack.

- Tin or 2 of Cherry Pie Filling

-Vanilla Ice Cream

Heat the waffles under the grill whilst heating the pie filling in a saucepan on the hob. When both are nice and warm, place the waffle onto a plate, pour over some pie filling and put a scoop of ice cream on top of each. Trust me - it tastes great!!

Answer 6

Preparation time less than 30 mins

Cooking time 10 to 30 mins


Apple & Honey Cranachan




Ingredients
1kg/2¼lb baking apples, peeled, cored and cubed
3 tbsp clear honey
180g/6oz rolled oats
2-3 tbsp demerara sugar
240ml/8fl oz double cream
150ml/5fl oz natural yoghurt



Method
1. Cook the apples in a very small amount of water until soft. Mash until smooth with the honey. Cool.
2. Toast the oats in a dry frying pan until golden. Cool and mix with the demerara sugar. Whip the cream until thick and fold in the yoghurt.
3. In a large glass dish or 6 individual ones, layer some of the apple with a sprinkling of the oats and then some of the cream mixture. Repeat these layers until all the mixture is used up, finishing with a layer of the cream mixture.
4. Chill before serving. Just before serving, sprinkle over a little more demerara sugar.

Answer 7

How about some sort of souffle, easy to do & looks very impressive. Could be fruit or treacle etc. Look on the Ready Steady Cook website for recipies.
Good Luck, Enjoy your night.

Answer 8

Cheesecake! crush a packet of digestive biscuits and mix them with melted butter until they are sticky enough to bind together. press this into a cake tin (preferably one with a moving bottom). To make the filling beat 500g philly cheese with a cup of icing sugar. Mix in a tub of double cream (200ml ish) take a packet of lemon jelly and add just enough water to dissolve the jelly crystals or tablet. Let it cool then stir it through the rest of the mix (you can leave it looking marbled if you don't stir it completely) Pour this over the biscuit base and chill for a couple of hours. you can make up another packet of jelly and pour it over the top of the cake when it's cool.(it looks a little childish but tastes fantastic!) Or you can decorate it with your favourite fruit.

Answer 9

The Good food magazine people do a wonderful, and easy New York cheesecake, (They have a website) that is to die for. I have made many times and liked by both adults and children.
WWW.bbcgoodfood.com search New york Cheesecake

Answer 10

Make a trifle.

One swiss roll.
One tin fruit in juice.
1 pint custard. (Cooled)
1 tub cream. (Whipped)

Mix swiss roll and fruit together, place in trifle dish, pour custard over. Add whipped cream. Chill in fridge.