i didn't think to look on the packet
hmmmmmmmm fudge ..... BG where is that recipe???? whats peppermint bark?
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id go with choc ripple cake too!! so easy just make the night before, sprinkle it with crushed peppermint crisp or flake!
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peppermint bark is in the christmas goodies sticky thread (i just posted some updates in there so if you hit new posts you'll find it)
i think if you search there is a thread in the recipes section just for fudge. it sounds divine. i'm going to make white choc fudge, milk choc fudge, and then one with candy canes crushed through it - might even create a christmas tree with them for presentation (depending on how inspired i am - and if i leave enough to make the tree after i've snacked!)
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I saw Nigella do a really quick and easy mousse type dessert served in margherita glasses I think.
Whipped cream
Chopped strawberries
Crushed up ready-made pavlova cases
Mix it all together, spoon into the glasses and garnish with grated chocolate or something else to your liking.
The strawberries make it christmassy I guess being red.
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ohhh that just gave me an idea - i could do melted toblerone in the cream OMG that would be sooo yummy.
BG - you are sooo creative how do you find time to do all hat cooking?
Olive - yep it sound like a plan for that cake - love the peppermint crisp over the top idea hmmmmmm i am going to be so fat by the end of this
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A family fav with us is ice cream cake - also not mega cheap but goes a long way and is always requested and demolished!
I use a 23cm spring form pan cover the base in foil then cling wrap.
Soften slightly ~ 2L of vanilla ice cream (I use medium priced brand so Peter's/Paul's etc)
Mix in 1 packet of crushed vanilla meringues and ~ 1 small packet of frozen raspberries. Try not to smoosh everything up too much. Put in tin, smooth top with back of a spoon and cover with foil. Refreeze. This generally covers our family of 18.
An alternative is to do mix chopped Mars bars/toblerone and omit the meringue. You could also mix in some fruit mince and top with some choc sauce (or Ice Magic) for an alternative Christmas Pudding. Heaps of scope to do whatever you like really!
Merry Christmas!
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Nae - it's not hard stuff to make! honest! i'm a lazy bag when it comes to stuff like that
the peppermint bark is really simple - melt white choc - spread on foil, spread with crushed candy cane. let it set while you melt darker choc. spread that over the top (sprinkle with more candy cane if you want), let it set while you melt the last of the white choc - top it off, sprinkle with the candy cane - easy
the fudge - haven't made yet - but it looks damn easy. the tree - well, that is just about presentation - shouldn't take long at all
ripple cake - it looks so simple - and a friend used to get her 10 year old to make it for family gatherings so it has to be quick and easy... hmmm now i want...
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I love my deserts!!! we are having 11 over this year to our house...im making a pav. A trifle (no jelly-yuck) and as i love christmas pudding but think its to hot to eat it here! (im from the uk and its a tradition) i got 4L of vanila icecream and a christmas pudding and mixed them together. Its yum!!!! And cheap. and traditional
I like the cream, berries and pav idea. In the UK thats called an eton mess...and very Yum.
Love the sound of the ice cream cake!! you could put pretty much anything in it!!
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The meringue strawberry cream concoction is called Eton's Mess and it's an absolute fave in this house!
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Pavlova
fruit cake & custard
ice cream & fruit salad
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That's the one Rouge, thanks! It looked divine, I will be making it this week.
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