A gourmet dessert is truly “gourmet” when it is made from the highest quality ingredients: the freshest dairy products, farm fresh eggs, fresh fruits and nuts. You can complete a special meal with an equally unique gourmet desserts prepared for less than $1.00.
Types of Gourmet Desserts
There are many kinds of gourmet desserts. Here are just a few…
Banana mango: this exotic desserts might have a cream cheese icing. This is a mango cake with a burst of juicy mango chunks with flavorful banana. Or Stick Toffee, this is also called a sticky date cake, a favorite gourmet desserts in many parts of the world.
Cheesecakes also are a delicious gourmet desserts. How about Lemon Cheesecake topped with the tangy surprise of lemon curd and a dash of vanilla? Or perhaps Cappuccino Cheesecake baked with coffee and chocolate, two flavors that will instantly addict your guests to this flavorful gourmet desserts. A New York Cheesecake is a flavor that will always please, with its hint of vanilla and lemon on a graham cracker cookie crust.
Preparing Your Own Gourmet Desserts
There are gourmet desserts available in your supermarket, but preparing your own gourmet desserts is a special surprise for your family. Here is a recipe for a classic yellow cake:
4 eggs, whites and yolks separated
1 ½ cups sugar
2 ½ tsp. baking powder
2 cups flour
½ cup margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
¾ cup sweet milk
Beat the egg whites until frothy; add ½ of the sugar. Stir. Add the margarine. Put into refrigerator to chill. Make a separate mixture of the egg yolks and beat continuously while alternately adding the milk and flour. Fold the egg yolk and flour mixture into the egg white mixture. Pour the whole batter into two 9” round pans. Bake in a 350 degree for at least 25 minutes or until a tooth pick placed in the center of the cake comes out clean. To give this gourmet dessert a worthy topping, try maple icing, caramel frosting or a butter cream icing.
Another great gourmet desserts is a treat called Mom’s Cherry Delight. Cream cheese is the special ingredient in this gourmet desserts. The ingredients are:
1 Large Can of Cherry Pie Filling
1 Envelope Dream Whip Desserts Topping
1 Graham Cracker Pie Crust
1 Cup Sugar
3 oz Softened Cream Cheese
This is a very easy, yet elegant gourmet dessert. First, mix the cream cheese and sugar until is blended completely, set aside. Prepare the Dream Whip according to the instructions on the box. Fold the cream cheese mixture into the prepared Dream Whip. Now pour the mixture into the pie crust. Smooth the top, and then pour the pie filling over the cream cheese mixture. Chill for a short while in the freezer. Now enjoy this special, yet easy, gourmet dessert.
Melinda Carnes is a staff writer at Everything Gourmet and is an occasional contributor to several other websites, including Family Review. |
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