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Dessert ideas for party
We're doing a latin-style pig roast for my 30th birthday next month. I'm not sending the invitation out as a birthday party, just a pig roast, so I'm not sure I want to do a birthday cake, even though most people know it's my birthday. I'm not sure what do to for dessert that would be easy, though. Any ideas? I thought about flan or tres leches cake to keep with the latin theme, but we are roasting the pig ourselves, and I don't want to add so much work to the day, and I'm not crazy about those desserts anyway.
Any ideas? TIA!
Re: Dessert ideas for party
the tres leche cake would be very easy & you can do it the night before. When i'm pressed for time, I usually just make a betty crocker cake, let it cool then add the tres leche... combination of cream, evaporated milk & condensed milk with a splash of rum. then either vanilla icing on top or whip some cream with sugar for a whip cream icing... if you're not crazy about tres leche or flan... how about a guava cheesecake? again, if you don't want to make it from scratch, buy the plain cheesecake already done and get a can of guava paste and make a topping with that. another idea is a dulce de leche cheesecake.. buy the cheesecake already made & you can find dulce de leche in the Goya aisle & pour it on top; arroz con leche (rice pudding)? I'm sure you can find some recipes for that. If you're trying to keep with the latin theme, thats really all I can think of! Are there any latin bakeries in your area? if so, maybe they have empanadas with guava & cheese.. thats common... good luck, let us know what you decide on!
What about something like Bunuelos (homemade or store bought)?
Are you having the party in lieu of a birthday party? Will people feel awkward if a birthday cake suddenly appears? If you don't have any objection to drawing attention to the birthday aspect and you don't think your guests would mind, I say go for it and get yourself a cake
Ooh! Guava cheese empanadas! I might go that route. Unfortunately, I have no latin bakeries here. That's why I'm doing a latin-style party. So tired of everything being smoked.
I'm still debating about the birthday cake. I mean, I'll only turn 30 (for real) once, right? Plus, ordering a cake is so much easier than having to cook more (especially with an 8-month-old running around!).
The reason I don't want it to be 'officially' a birthday party is that I don't want people to bring gifts. I just want to have a good time with friends. But I might go for it.
Thanks for all the ideas!
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if you have no bakeries, you can either make the empanadas with the frozen goya pastry rounds or with phyllo dough.
good luck!