Cheesecake
Freshly baked cookies(preferably still slightly warm and gooey)
Grandma’s pudding cake(yellow/white cake mix with instant chocolate pudding and topped with chocolate chips and walnuts )
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Authentic English Trifle using fresh cream, English custard, real strawberries and infused with Sherry
French Tarte Normande…Sweet shortbread crust, creamy custard, diced Apple, topped with toasted Almonds
Wild Blueberry Clafoutis
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Most definitely cold fresh summer fruit. Top 1 no question. Watermelon, cherries, nectarine/peach/pluot, straw/rasp/blue berries. Nothing better as far as I’m concerned.
I also adore European style flaky i.e. laminated pastries, but people tend to think of those more as breakfast than dessert? But give me a croissant, danish, kouign amman that is well prepared, anytime. My long since passed grandpa used to make incredible napoleans and Kiev cakes with flaky pastry layers (by hand) and pastry creams. I miss those and have no idea how to recreate. Or probably the patience to do it.
I am less drawn to American style frosted cakes, quick breads and cookies. Sometimes they tempt, often not.
Peach cobbler
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1.) Chocolate Eclair
2.) German Chocolate Cake
3.) Pineapple Upside Down Cake
#3 is the only one I have made at home.
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Hard to choose just three, but they are (made by me):
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Fig cake. This is my favorite cake, bar none. I made this one as a birthday gift for a nurse who was looking after me. When told it was for her, she got so excited she accidentally stuck her finger into it.
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Chocolate chestnut cake. My wife’s favorite.
- Chocolate gianduja soufflé.
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Beautiful display and presentation. I think my blood sugar just started spiking just looking at those!
My favourites change .
Right now, I would say Victoria Sponge with strawberries, loukamades and chocolate mousse.
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