October 2, 2008

What's the best dessert you've ever made?


A few years ago, my in-laws decided to start a little competition during the holidays. The first year, it was really just a vote on who liked pumpkin pie better than apple pie, but our little "bake-off" has gotten much more sophisticated. We usually limit it to two or three entries, and this is a team sport. K and I are a team, and our key opponent is my sister-in-law, A. She is often accompanied by either my other SIL or my MIL.

K and I started out strong, and we won by keeping it simple and making a chocolate-pudding pie. It was heavenly, while the cake A & T made was....well, let's just say it wasn't. But A has come on strong lately, and she crushed us last year with an absolutely amazing dessert: chocolate-cranberry torte. This dessert was better than anything you've ever had at a restaurant. Seriously. Our entry was really good, too, and would've won any other year, but nothing could beat that torte.

A has chosen her entry for this year's contest, and she is already talking smack. So I need some inspiration. What is the absolutely best, most delicious dessert you've ever made? It doesn't have to be super complex, and if it involves a candy thermometer, I'll probably be too intimidated to make it. Sometimes simple is best.

Do you have any ideas for me? I want a yummy dessert for the holidays, but I also really want to beat my SIL. Winning is fun. :-)

*Presentation counts, too.


*It's a fun tradition.

5 comments:

  1. Anonymous2.10.08

    Other than chocolate chip cookies (the recipe from the back of the Nestle Toll House chocolate chips package), I am not a baker and therefore have yet to really had any luck with desserts.

    BUT, I came across this recipe and it looks foolproof...and in-freaking-sanely delicious:

    http://www.chookooloonks.com/blog/2008/9/25/heaven-chocolate-chocolate-chip-cake.html

    It's definitely a must-try. And if it doesn't work, I'm giving up. ;)

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  2. Oooooh, that looks divine. I might get some smack-talking about using cake mix and instant pudding, but if the results look that good, it won't matter! Thanks for the idea!

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  3. Love the friendly rivalry! I'm not much of a baker, but if I were one of the Taste-Testers, the more chocolate, the better :)

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  4. Anonymous9.11.08

    Stop CHEATING!!!

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  5. There's nothing in the rules that says I can't ask other people for ideas. What's the matter? Scared?

    (Besides, I didn't get our entry idea from here anyway.)

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