cold luxuary "wow" dessert for New Year to take to a friends - any suggestions?

[frenchmumma]

the friend is an amazing cook so it has to be good!

marscapone torte? it is v v easy but i made itfor a big group and it went down v v well indeed. people did not believe i had made it myself!

I have a recipe for microwave lemon curd which you could layer with cream and meringue for a sort of lemon mess (like Eton Mess)?

hey its not party - we have kids and no one wants to babysit NYE so we have decided to get together, have a little party for the kids, pack them off to bed, then enjoy a lovely dinner - I said I would do dessert!!! Now regretting it, I may pop along to Waitrose

Chocolate Cherry Trifle ala Nigella is out of this world and very impressive

We went to SIL's for lunch on Christmas day and DN's partner made a terrine like this...

www.channel4.com/food/recipes/occasions/dinner-parties/come-dine-with-me/series-4/chocolate-terrine- with-brandied-agen-prunesp1.html

Also banoffee pie cooksforcooks.com/dcc2/wk3/tx11/banoffee-pie.aspx

Both were delicious.

There's a tiramisu cake in the Nigella Christmas book that looks gorgeous. I made her pavlova from that book too, which was really nice and looked and tasted very nice indeed. I've made a chocolate tart from one of the Jamie Oliver books that is really easy but delicious and very impressive, too.

White chocolate cheesecake? Don't know a recipe though.

I have a fantastic cheesecake recipe. I made it with a crust out of Dutch windmill biscuits and with a berry coulis. Do you want the recipe?

www.recipezaar.com/New-York-Style-Cheesecake-on-Shortbread-Crust-14561

This is lovely.
I didn't do the shortbread crust though - I crushed up 2 cups of Spekulaas (Dutch windmill cookies, but graham crackers with some cinnamon would work as well) and added melted butter to make a crust (bake for 10 min at 350F), and for the berry coulis I used 2 cups of mixed frozen berries, added some sugar, water and lemon juice, bring to a boil and then simmer until thick enough. If it refuses to thicken, stir some cornstarch into a Tbsp cool water, then add to the coulis. Allow to cool. Pour over cheesecake.

Excellent and easy

I know this isn't terribly difficult but everyone is impressed by Eton Mess.
Make a Christmas fruits compote to mix into it

Just want to say the cheesecake, while lengthy to make, is actually quite easy...

Delia Smiths Chocolate Creme brulee, very simple very rich and delicious, eaten cold and can be made in advance.

white choc and raspberry cheesecake and it's easy to make or nigella's cherry cheesecake is yummy.baileys tiramisu really easy too.

mrstimlovejoy, do you have a recipe for white choc and raspberry cheesecake? I had one but I can't find it anywhere.

mont blancs - home made meringues, choc chestnut filling, hot choc sauce (take ingredients, heat in microwave), cream, sparklers ! V festive and very yummy

chocolate cloud cake I have made this for quite a few parties and it's lovely.

keep it simple
lemon tart
very easy, very classy, delicious, fresh and light

mrsmuddle
white choc cheesecake
200g digestive biscuits
50g melted butter
400g philadelphia
150g caster sugar
1 tsp grated lemon zest
2 tsp gelatine dissolved in 50ml cooled boile water
200g melted white choc
200ml double cream lightly whipped
150g frozen raspberries [not defrosted]
fresh raspberries to decorate
combine crushed biscuits with butter.press into greased 20cm tin
beat cheese,sugar,zest together until smooth.stir in gelatine and choc.fold in cream and frozen rasp'
pour onto biscuit base put in fridge for 3 hours until set
decorate with rasp'

Thanks. Have bought ingredients and will make tomorrow.