Oh, LJ-Land!

[ellenmillion]

I need to make a dessert for a modest evening affair. I'd like it to be something I can make ahead of time, but some assembly or baking on site would be fine. It needs to serve 5-6 people and contain no hot fruit. I find that last a particularly challenging criteria and I think it eliminates pretty much all of my standby recipes.

So!

What are your favorite desserts to make and/or eat, that don't take too much in the way of Mad Cooking Skillz or time, and that are yummy? Healthiness is totally optional - I think a dessert that doesn't use a whole stick of butter is generally not worth having, but I'm willing to be swayed by something delicious.



Bonus points for ubergeek themes, as this is for watching the last three episodes of Battlestar Galactica.

Comments

[hailerro.livejournal.com]

What is mascarpone?

[minor-architect.livejournal.com]

It's an Italian soft cheese, with much the same consistency as ricotta. It's often sweetened to make fillings and icings for pastries and cakes. :)

[frigg.livejournal.com]

It's a soft Italian, thick, creamy cheese. If you mix it with icing sugar and a few drops of lemon juice, you get a really tasty icing. It's also used for tiramisu desserts.

If you can't get hold of mascarpone, you can make the icing from the plain/neutral philadelphia cheese, but it won't be quite as good as the mascarpone icing.

[frigg.livejournal.com]

Whoops too late with the answer. Got to learn not to use the direct links. :)