Suggestions for a Crimmus dessert?

[CheryG]

I need to make one for the fambly.  Something outrageous.

Cannot have cheese or cream fillings.  Cannot have alcohol.

I do have sparklers.

[witchypoo]

http://apocalypsecakes.wordpress.com/

[merigayle]

it does have cream cheese frosting, is that a nono?

http://www.erinsfoodfiles.com/2011/03/chocolate-peanut-butter-cheesecake-cake.html

I have another great recipe with PB creamcheese frosting as well.

this is on my wish list to make

http://megseverydayindulgence.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/chocolate-cake-with-mint-chocolate-chip-frosting-crazy-cooking-challenge/

this one is pretty outrageous

http://betsylife.com/2012/03/07/samoa-bundt-cake/

this is what i made for Xmas last year, but it was a very small cake when it was all assembled.

http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2011/06/dobos-torte/#more-7567

here is another one of those wtf? cakes, looks outrageous

http://www.fatgirltrappedinaskinnybody.com/2011/06/ultimate-smore-anniversary-cake/

[witchypoo]

i made a chocolate cake with a cooked strawberry filling, and chocolate frosting, for a family get-together several years ago.  that cake disappeared in no time flat.

[CheryG]

No cheesecakes.

I found a recipe for a "stump de noel" on food and wine, but I don't know where id get the malt.

[witchypoo]

supermarket - look in the coffee (and if not there, in the baking) aisle.

[CheryG]

The dobos torte looks fun.

Malt, I see they have it at King Arthur so maybe I could have it shipped in time.  I'm thinking malt powder isn't the same as malted milk powder???

[CheryG]

http://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/malted-buttercream-and-dark-chocolate-buttercream

[witchypoo]

no, they are not the same.

[witchypoo]

hey, if there's a beer brewer nearby, they would probably know where to get it, too. 

the king arthur stuff is expensive, but it would certainly be a quality product.

[merigayle]

The dobos torte was good and so pretty!

[diablita]

I LOVE to make Dobos Torte.  LOVE it.  There's a good recipe in one of the Martha Stewart cookbooks.

I made this bouche de noel recipe a few years ago (w/ the mushrooms) and it was pretty fabulous.

[witchypoo]

christmas mouth!

[diablita]

lolololol  typo!

[witchypoo]

that's okay; i've had christmas mouth several times.

[diablita]

I'm leaving it up.  It's what happens when you sneak a taste on the 24th.

[caribougrrl]

I am considering cranberry-orange meringue pie: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2768679/cranberry-and-orange-meringue-pie



Last year for MIL's birthday, GF made iced nougat and raspberry terrine, http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/896666/iced-nougat-and-raspberry-terrine, which was fabulous and would make a good christmas dessert



I don't know if either meets the required outrageousness, but neither are what you would expect someone to bring for xmas necessarily.

[Magic Microbe]

A pumpkin roll always looks fancy.

[CheryG]

Ohhh that cranberry meringue looks good!

I mentioned cannoli cake in yammering, I wish I could make that. 

Pumpkin roll!   Nooooo!   I've literally made hundreds of them.  They are delicious, it's why I sold so many.

[CheryG]

http://www.food.com/recipe/cannoli-cake-126279