Dessert Ideas?

Question

I need some ideas for a desert contest. here are the categories:
best name
presentation
creativity
taste
best overall

I need something very cheap to make, I know of "dirt desert", but I think others are planning it. Any ideas? (keep them simple as cheap as simple as you can.)

Answer 1

This one a recipe contest here at my office:

Birthday CakeI have made this cake probably 50 times in the past 30 years as a birthday cakefor my wife and kids.

10 oz pkg.of frozen raspberries (or strawberries)
Pint of vanilla ice cream
Angel food cake - store made kind
6 oz pkg.of raspberry (or strawberry) gelatin
Whipping cream
Fresh raspberries (or strawberries).

Dissolve the gelatin in boiling water, as noted on the package. Dissolve the frozen raspberries and the ice cream in the gelatin mixture. Cut up the cake (infairly large pieces) into the bottom of a cooking pan that has the circumference of a dinner plate. Pour the gelatin mixture into the pan so that it surrounds the cake pieces and begins saturating them. Put a plate upside down on the mixture and put the whole thing in the refrigerator to gel.

When the thing has jelled, put the pan in warm water to loosen the jelled creation. Flip upside down to extract from the pan. Coat with whipped cream (with red food coloring, if available). Arrange berries on top to show the age of the birthday boy or girl.There it is — real simple, but I have never met anyone who didn’t like it.

Answer 2

* Exported from MasterCook

FRENCH STRAWBERRY PIE

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts Pies
Fruits

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 9" Pie shell
3 ounces Cream cheese
3 tablespoons Cream
1 cup Sugar
1 cup Whipping cream
2 tablespoons Cornstarch or arrow root
1 quart Strawberries -- fresh
Lemon juice

Bake pie shell (If frozen-7-9 minutes in 400Deg oven); set aside to cool. Blend
cream cheese and cream until soft. Spread over cooled pie shell. Wash and hull
berries. Select 1/2 best ones; slice in half; set aside. Mix sugar in rest;
mash and rub through sieve.Mix in cornstarch and few n drops of lemon juice.
Cook until thick, stirring constantly. Cool. Put half over crean cheese in pie
pan. Arrange strawberries in the sauce, then pour the remaining puree over the
berries and chill. To serve top with sweetened whip cream.

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Malt Shoppe Pie

Recipe By : Long forgotten
Serving Size : 8 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Favorites Ice Creams
Pies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 graham crust -- chocolate
1 pint vanilla low-fat frozen yogurt -- softened
-----or ice cream
1 container Cool Whip -- 8 oz., thawed
8 oz. Whoppers candy -- crushed
-----(malted milk balls)

Combine yogurt and whipped topping till well blended. Reserve 1/2 cup of
crushed candy and mix remainder into yogurt mixture. Spoon into pie crust.
Top with reserved candy and freeze 4 hours.

Answer 3

Strawberry Delight Dessert
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup white sugar
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/4 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons milk
3 1/2 cups frozen whipped topping, thawed
2 pints fresh strawberries, sliced
2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
3 1/2 cups milk
DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, 1/4 cup sugar and melted butter until well blended . Press mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Chill in freezer while you make the filling.
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with 1/4 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons milk until smooth. Fold in 1/2 of the whipped topping.. Spread filling over crust. Place the strawberries in an even layer over filling. Prepare instant pudding as directed on package, but using only 3 1/2 cups milk. Spread prepared pudding over strawberries. Chill 4 hours or overnight.
Before serving, spread remaining whipped topping over pudding.

Additional:

Broken Glass Dessert

When it's cut this dessert looks like stained glass windows

INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 (3 ounce) package lime gelatin
1 (3 ounce) package strawberry gelatin
1 (3 ounce) package orange gelatin
4 1/2 cups boiling water, divided
1 (.25 ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
1 cup pineapple juice
1 (8 ounce) carton frozen whipped topping, thawed
DIRECTIONS
Combine the crumbs, sugar and butter; press onto the bottom of a 13-in x 9-in. x 2-in. greased pan. Chill. Combine lime gelatin and 1-1/2 cups boiling water; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Pour into an oiled 8-in. x 4-in. x 2-in. loaf pan; chill until very firm. Repeat for strawberry and orange gelatins. Soften the unflavored gelatin in cold water. Boil pineapple juice; stir into unflavored gelatin. Set aside until slightly thickened. Place whipped topping in a large bowl; gently fold in pineapple juice mixture. When flavored gelatins are firm, cut into 1-in. cubes; gently fold into whipped topping mixture. Spoon over crust. Chill for at least 2 hours.

Answer 4

check out http://sumiram2006.googlepages.com/dessert
It has recipes for quite a few tasty cakes and desserts that can be prepared easily from home ..