Now we need a favorite dessert thread to add to the "Forum Cookbook." I have two right off the top- Godiva vanilla ice cream with caramel and pralines. Second, cheesecake with oreo cookie crust.

just out of curiosity, what's with the 'embarrassed' face every time you post?

it's as close to a pink smiley face i can get. So, do you have a favorite dessert?

My favorite is creme brule. The most impressive desert, or part of, was a chocolate truffle served inside a blown caramel glass globe.

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Hey, Siduri, what's with the favorite drink, favorite sandwich, favorite dessert? What's that all about? Hee hee hee.

Cheesecake is definitely at the top of my list since you asked. Any kind will do.

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Key lime pie.

Best I ever had was in a fancy steak joint in Fort Myers, Florida.

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Alright here's what you do....

Take the biggest plastic bowl you have in your house and fill it with chocolate chip ice cream until the top extends way above the top of the bowl. Now throw a few more chocolate chips on there for good measure. Once that is done you douse it with chocolate syrup until there is nearly no visible white portion of ice cream.

Now here is the important step. Take the bowl (grip it firmly, you don't want to see such a glorious creation go smashing to the floor) and mix all of the ingredients with a large spoon until you have a consistency that is somewhere between a DQ blizzard and a shake.

Then, turn on a hockey game* grab a gallon of milk, sit on the couch and enjoy.


*hockey games may not be available in all areas and may be substituted for other forms of entertainment.

I used to eat like this all the time. I have since given it up in the quest to stay below 250.

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Chocolate ganache with fresh raspberries.

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Sardi's "Boccone Dolce"

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"The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane."
Marcus Aurelius

Bananas Foster .....

Now that's fancy.

Here's a delicious cake recipe from the Feb. 2004 Gourmet.
If you've wronged the woman in your life, try it. You can thank me later via PM. And oh yeah, you might not want to mention how many eggs it uses.

For cake
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup packed dark brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs at room temperature for 30 minutes
2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
For frosting
2/3 cup whole milk
3 large egg yolks
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1 1/3 cups confectioners sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 sticks (1 1/2 cups) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon pieces and softened
8 oz milk chocolate, melted and cooled
2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled




Make cake:
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 2 (9- by 2-inch) round cake pans and line bottom of each with a round of parchment or wax paper. Butter paper and dust pans with flour, knocking out excess.
Sift together flour, cocoa, baking soda, and salt into a small bowl. Beat together butter and sugars in a large bowl using an electric mixer at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes in a standing mixer or 4 to 5 minutes with a handheld. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add chocolate and vanilla and beat until just combined. Reduce speed to low and add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately in 3 batches, beginning and ending with flour mixture and mixing until just combined.

Divide batter between cake pans, spreading evenly, and bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center of each cake layer comes out clean, 25 to 35 minutes.

Cool cake layers in pans on racks 10 minutes. Run a thin knife around edge of each layer, then invert onto racks. Peel off paper and cool layers completely.

Make frosting:
Heat milk in a 1- to 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat until hot. Whisk together yolks, flour, 1/3 cup confectioners sugar, and a pinch of salt in a bowl, then add hot milk in a stream, whisking. Transfer custard to saucepan and bring to a boil over moderate heat, whisking. Reduce heat and simmer, whisking, 2 minutes (mixture will be very thick), then transfer to a large bowl. Cover surface of custard with a buttered round of wax paper and cool completely, about 45 minutes.

Add vanilla and remaining cup confectioners sugar to custard and beat with cleaned beaters at moderate speed until combined well, then increase speed to medium-high and beat in butter, 2 tablespoons at a time, until smooth. Add chocolates and beat until combined well.

Frost cake:
Halve each cake layer horizontally using a long serrated knife. Layer cake, using a heaping 1/2 cup frosting between each layer, then frost top and sides with remaining frosting.

Cooks' notes:
• Cake layers can be made (but not halved) 1 day ahead and kept, wrapped well in plastic wrap, at room temperature.
• Frosting can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Bring to room temperature (do not use a microwave) and beat with an electric mixer before using.

Makes 8 to 10 servings.

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Look at you, Maroon. Aren't you fancy! I don't have a long enough attention span to read that whole recipie, let alone try to make it. I'd love to eat some of it, though. Sounds delicious.

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1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

LOL! Every once in a while I get into a baking mood. This cake isn't quite as intimidating as it might seem, and the end product is very memorable.

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1985 300D Turbo, CA model
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French chocolate silk pie.....ummm.

Fake boobs with whipped cream.......