Travels well dessert

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Sorry, I know this has been done 101 times before, but I've got an extra requirement...

So, my day off has changed. I need to make something monday evening, which will then go to work on tuesday morning, to be taken to dinner on tuesday evening.

To serve 3 adults and 4 kids (4,4,2,1).

Any suggestions?

Hmm - it depends - what are you doing for main course? If it's not too heavy maybe a chocolate cake? For topping bring some cream and dark chocolate - melt one, mix it into the other and spread on top/sides of the cake when you get there so it will have set slightly, but not completely, by the time you come to eat it.

Or, given it's summer, Eton mess would work too - buy/make meringue on Monday, purchase some blueberries or strawberries and some cream. Whip cream when you get there, smash meringues into cream, add fruit and serve (adults can have a dash of brandy in theirs if desired) with a sprig of lavender on top.

Do you think cream will be OK out of the fridge for 12 hours? I'd decided not, hence my quandary!

No ideas what will be for mains - tho I suspect pasta of some form, given the previous history!

Meringue and fruit sounds possible.

Chocolate brownies - stop off and get vanills ice cream on the way to dinner.

Cheesecake is sturdy and tastes much better the next day.
Chocolate fudge pie.
Bakewell tart.

Hmm, have your got a workable recipe for cheesecake and choc fudge pie? Do you think either would survive 12 hrs out of the fridge? Even if not, link would be good - choc fudge sounds lovely, and I've yet to find a good cheesecake recipe!

Cheers

I think a baked cheesecake would keep for 12h.
I'll be back in a moment with the fudge pie recipe.

Devastating chocolate fudge pie (from my old Time Life "good cook" series) :
Unbaked pie shell made from 1/2lb shortcrust dough
90g dark chocolate
8tbsp (120ml) unsalted butter
4 eggs
3 tbsp golden syrup
1 1/2 cups (375ml) sugar
1 pinch salt
1 tsp vanilla extract

In the top of a double boiler over boiling water, heat the chocolate and butter, stirring until melted and blended. Allow the mixture to cool slightly. Beat the eggs. Blend in the golden syrup, sugar, salt and vanilla. Add the chocolate mixture ; blend well. Pour the mixture into the pie shell. Bake in a preheated 200°C oven for five minutes. Reduce the temperature to 180°C and continue baking for 30 minutes, or until the pie is almost, but not quite firm when shaken.

NB : The temperatures are too high for my oven (I bake the pie at 180°C for 5mn and reduce the temperature to 160°C). It is a very sweet, not too chocolatey pie. Adults may prefer a slice of chocolate tart.

Ah, I had assumed you had a fridge in work to temporarily store the cream. Mind you, if you got one of those cool boxes/bags that would do to keep things cool during the day.

Also, if they are doing pasta, then how about some home-made biscottis? I would imagine a chocolate chip version would go down well for the children and you could do perhaps almond for the adults.