Need dessert ideas....

[gpw]

Nothing too chocolate-y... nothing too hard..... no fruity unless it's lemon...

.....and go!

[ttt]

Well, my go-to dessert that's easy yet impressive is super chocolate-y (lava cakes), so I'm going to have to think about this one

[AJL]

Oh.mah.gawd THIS cake! I make it all the time and serve it with berries (raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries) and a bit of vanilla ice cream.

smittenkitchen.com/blog/2006/10/lemony-persnick/

[angelailovefood]

I take these to our yearly summer GTG at a friend's house. They are very popular

www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/lemon-burst-cupcakes/a15fc1ac-800b-462f-8c4f-ff81d2c91964

www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/snickerdoodle-bars/e2fc99ee-d389-434d-98e9-73bbf2527053

[gpw]

May 24, 2013 17:54:19 GMT -5 AJL said:

Oh.mah.gawd THIS cake! I make it all the time and serve it with berries (raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries) and a bit of vanilla ice cream.

smittenkitchen.com/blog/2006/10/lemony-persnick/

ooo!  That looks good.  I think Ina has one with yogurt, too, that I've made.  That looks good!  A definite contender!

[redheadbaker]

May 24, 2013 17:43:32 GMT -5 gpw said:

Nothing too chocolate-y... 

If it's not chocolate, it's not dessert. 

[gpw]

RHB, I don't necessarily disagree, I like chocolate...just not CHOCOLATE!!!! Make sense, lol?!

[mouse]

Ridiculously easy, looks really fancy. You do have to make it ahead though. www.yourhomebasedmom.com/lovely-lemons-lemon-angel-pie/

I usually omit the salt, double the amount of lemon and sprinkle extra zest over the whole thing.

Mine looks more like this (from wsj):

[gpw]

May 24, 2013 18:02:55 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

May 24, 2013 17:43:32 GMT -5 gpw said:

Nothing too chocolate-y... 

If it's not chocolate, it's not dessert. 

I love Ina's lemon yogurt cake.  Like really.  Could I easily make them into cupcakes?  

Link

It seems like it might work differently since it's more like a pound cake...

[redheadbaker]

May 24, 2013 18:06:12 GMT -5 gpw said:

May 24, 2013 18:02:55 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

If it's not chocolate, it's not dessert. 

I love Ina's lemon yogurt cake.  Like really.  Could I easily make them into cupcakes?  

Link

It seems like it might work differently since it's more like a pound cake...

I don't think I'd try them as cupcakes. I think there's a good lemon cupcake recipe on Annie's Eats, though. 

[redheadbaker]

www.annies-eats.com/2012/08/17/lemon-raspberry-cupcakes/ -- you could probably sub a vanilla cream filling if someone doesn't like raspberry

[gpw]

May 24, 2013 18:13:31 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

May 24, 2013 18:06:12 GMT -5 gpw said:

I love Ina's lemon yogurt cake.  Like really.  Could I easily make them into cupcakes?  

Link

It seems like it might work differently since it's more like a pound cake...

I don't think I'd try them as cupcakes. I think there's a good lemon cupcake recipe on Annie's Eats, though. 

y u no haz nothing on YOUR blog?

[darnkatz]

Aw, I guess my Mexican hot chocolate brownie cookie bars with marshmallow fluff frosting are out then, huh? They are fucking fabulous, by the way. 

That lemon cake from Smitten is awesome, though.

[emilyj]

Seven Layer Magic Cookie Bars (so easy):

www.eaglebrand.com/recipes/details/?RecipeId=3966

Mini Cheesecakes - I actually swap out the Oreos in this recipe with Nilla Wafers, and top with Stawberries and Blueberries for a festivus 4th of July dessert:

www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/philadelphia-3-step-mini-cheesecakes-55102.aspx

[gpw]

May 24, 2013 18:21:29 GMT -5 darnkatz said:

Aw, I guess my Mexican hot chocolate brownie cookie bars with marshmallow fluff frosting are out then, huh? They are fucking fabulous, by the way. 

That lemon cake from Smitten is awesome, though.

um....not necessarily!  I was just thinking of the chocolate lava cakes (sorry, ttt!).  I'm just not a fan of those.  

[redheadbaker]

May 24, 2013 18:20:37 GMT -5 gpw said:

May 24, 2013 18:13:31 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

I don't think I'd try them as cupcakes. I think there's a good lemon cupcake recipe on Annie's Eats, though. 

y u no haz nothing on YOUR blog?

Like I said, if it's not chocolate, it's not dessert! 

[gpw]

May 24, 2013 18:37:35 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

May 24, 2013 18:20:37 GMT -5 gpw said:

y u no haz nothing on YOUR blog?

Like I said, if it's not chocolate, it's not dessert! 

you really have ONLY chocolate?  

...I am going to peruse...

[darnkatz]

May 24, 2013 18:37:29 GMT -5 gpw said:

May 24, 2013 18:21:29 GMT -5 darnkatz said:

Aw, I guess my Mexican hot chocolate brownie cookie bars with marshmallow fluff frosting are out then, huh? They are fucking fabulous, by the way. 

That lemon cake from Smitten is awesome, though.

um....not necessarily!  I was just thinking of the chocolate lava cakes (sorry, ttt!).  I'm just not a fan of those.  

I don't know why I called them mine because I didn't come up with the recipe, but anyway. Here you go!   They are nothing like chocolate lava cakes.

[redheadbaker]

May 24, 2013 18:46:25 GMT -5 gpw said:

May 24, 2013 18:37:35 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Like I said, if it's not chocolate, it's not dessert! 

you really have ONLY chocolate?  

...I am going to peruse...

LOL, no. 

I just don't have a lot of lemon-only stuff. I made lemon bars, but I wasn't a huge fan, so I don't recommend them. 

[gpw]

May 24, 2013 18:47:35 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

May 24, 2013 18:46:25 GMT -5 gpw said:

you really have ONLY chocolate?  

...I am going to peruse...

LOL, no. 

I just don't have a lot of lemon-only stuff. I made lemon bars, but I wasn't a huge fan, so I don't recommend them. 

I didn't say I wanted only lemon!  :::flings self onto sofa:::

[redheadbaker]

Is a little chocolate okay? What about peanut butter?

[gpw]

May 24, 2013 18:48:49 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Is a little chocolate okay? What about peanut butter?

that's only the best combo EVER!!!!!

darnkatz those look FANTASTIC.  My only criticism is I HATE shortening... Can you feel it in your mouth (it's in the frosting).

[redheadbaker]

May 24, 2013 18:50:54 GMT -5 gpw said:

May 24, 2013 18:48:49 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Is a little chocolate okay? What about peanut butter?

that's only the best combo EVER!!!!!

darnkatz those look FANTASTIC.  My only criticism is I HATE shortening... Can you feel it in your mouth (it's in the frosting).

I don't have the exact recipe I used anymore, but I took a store-bought graham cracker crust, and filled it with a peanut butter filling, and poured a thin layer of chocolate ganache on top. It was AWESOME. 

This looks really similar: www.thesweetart.com/2011/03/chocolate-peanut-butter-tart-queen-of.html

[gpw]

May 24, 2013 18:57:40 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

May 24, 2013 18:50:54 GMT -5 gpw said:

that's only the best combo EVER!!!!!

darnkatz those look FANTASTIC.  My only criticism is I HATE shortening... Can you feel it in your mouth (it's in the frosting).

I don't have the exact recipe I used anymore, but I took a store-bought graham cracker crust, and filled it with a peanut butter filling, and poured a thin layer of chocolate ganache on top. It was AWESOME. 

This looks really similar: www.thesweetart.com/2011/03/chocolate-peanut-butter-tart-queen-of.html

now we're talking....

...you know what I just thought of?  I love PB cookies.  I have a fantastic recipe.  What if you kinda flipped that recipe a little and made a PB cookie crust with a chocolate pie filling.... ^o)

[redheadbaker]

May 24, 2013 19:01:17 GMT -5 gpw said:

May 24, 2013 18:57:40 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

I don't have the exact recipe I used anymore, but I took a store-bought graham cracker crust, and filled it with a peanut butter filling, and poured a thin layer of chocolate ganache on top. It was AWESOME. 

This looks really similar: www.thesweetart.com/2011/03/chocolate-peanut-butter-tart-queen-of.html

now we're talking....

...you know what I just thought of?  I love PB cookies.  I have a fantastic recipe.  What if you kinda flipped that recipe a little and made a PB cookie crust with a chocolate pie filling....

Well, I'd have to come over and taste it to be sure   . . . but it sounds fantastic!

[gpw]

May 24, 2013 19:04:40 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

May 24, 2013 19:01:17 GMT -5 gpw said:

now we're talking....

...you know what I just thought of?  I love PB cookies.  I have a fantastic recipe.  What if you kinda flipped that recipe a little and made a PB cookie crust with a chocolate pie filling....

Well, I'd have to come over and taste it to be sure   . . . but it sounds fantastic!

so, if I were to use the cookie dough to make a crust, which I'd have to blind bake, I'd just bake it the same amount of time as the cookie version?  

[Deleted]

May 24, 2013 18:04:25 GMT -5 mouse said:

Ridiculously easy, looks really fancy. You do have to make it ahead though. www.yourhomebasedmom.com/lovely-lemons-lemon-angel-pie/

I usually omit the salt, double the amount of lemon and sprinkle extra zest over the whole thing.

Mine looks more like this (from wsj):

I was going to suggest pavlova with lemon meringue 

op also super easy buy FILO shells at store fill with lemon curd and top with a raspberry

[redheadbaker]

May 24, 2013 19:07:38 GMT -5 gpw said:

May 24, 2013 19:04:40 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

Well, I'd have to come over and taste it to be sure   . . . but it sounds fantastic!

so, if I were to use the cookie dough to make a crust, which I'd have to blind bake, I'd just bake it the same amount of time as the cookie version?  

How long do the regular cookies bake? 

[gpw]

May 24, 2013 19:21:59 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

May 24, 2013 19:07:38 GMT -5 gpw said:

so, if I were to use the cookie dough to make a crust, which I'd have to blind bake, I'd just bake it the same amount of time as the cookie version?  

How long do the regular cookies bake? 

8-10 at 350

[redheadbaker]

May 24, 2013 19:25:03 GMT -5 gpw said:

May 24, 2013 19:21:59 GMT -5 redheadbaker said:

How long do the regular cookies bake? 

8-10 at 350

Start checking it at 8 to 10 minutes, but it could take up to 15 to 20 minutes. 

Oh, and lightly prick the dough all over with a fork, so it doesn't puff up too much while baking.