Need a good dessert recipe for an International Lunch

[{sarah}]

Well as the title says... I need a good recipe for an International Lunch Aaron is going to tomorrow. Dufus forgot to tell me until 10pm last night, so I have to come up with something this morning, run out to get the ingredients & then cook this afternoon.

I was hoping for something German because his mum is German, but can't come up with anything that is really simple.... Any suggestions muchly appreciated, but if I can avoid it I don't want to do scones or pavlova

[Nelle]

How about those yummy greek pastry things? They're so yum...umm...Baklava?

Could you make something Strudel-ish? Is that German?

[{sarah}]

I'm actually thinking of trying Cai's apple crumble cupcakes (easy to transport & they're kinda German-ish). Still looking though.....

[infinity]

Hi Sarah,

Strudel or Black Forest cake are german (i think?)

or here is recipie for Apple Sour Cream Cake (which is german)

Apple Sour Cream cake

250g butter, softened
220g (1 cup) caster sugar
4 eggs
200g (11/3 cups) plain flour
110g (3/4 cup) self-raising flour
300g light sour cream
3 medium apples, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Topping
40g (1/4) cup plain flour
1 1/3 cup coconut
50g (1/4 cup) brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
60g butter
1/4 cup flaked almonds

Grease base of 23cm round spring-form tin, line base with greaseproof paper, grease paper. Make topping and refrigerate before preparing cake mixture.
Cream butter and sugar in small bowl with electric mixer, add eggs one at a time, beat until combined. Transfer mixture to large bowl, stir in half the sifted flours with half the sour cream, then stir in remaining flours and sour cream; mix until smooth.
Spread one-third of cake mixture into prepared tin, top with half the apples, sprinkle with half the cinnamon, spread carefully with another third of cake mixture. Top with remaining apple and cinnamon mixture; sprinkle topping evenly over cake.
Bake at 180deg;C for about 1 3/4 hours; cover cake with foil halfway through cooking time to stop topping from over-browning.

Topping: Combine flour, coconut, brown sugar and cinnamon in bowl, rub in butter, press ingredients together; refrigerate until firm. Grate coarsely and add almonds.

Have fun! I'd probably just buy a black forest cake or chocolate bavarian and pass it off as my own - hehehe

[{sarah}]

I have found something awesome..... Black Forest Cupcakes

[{sarah}]

This is what I made....

Cupcakes & Filling

[Rouge]

LOOKS AWESOME! But more importantly HOW did they taste

[{sarah}]

Well let's just say I ate two last night The good (or bad) thing is that he only took 15 of the 32 I made. So they'll be dessert tonight as well

I asked how they went at work & was given these two responses.... One guy said he would turn straight for me!! The others decided that they need to swap Aaron for me with an apron!!

[Rouge]

AWESOMENESS I might have to give them a whirl