Dinner Party desert that looks good

[mitzy]

Anyone have any deserts they make which are easy but look impressive?

[SkinnyBoy]

butterscotch angel delight with a flake in it, sorted, yo will be considered a hirsute alpha male and all the Abigails will want to party with you!

[mitzy]

mmmmm not sure about that I'm a bird!

lol

Angel Delight is lush! but not for a dinner party .

[desyboy]

How about a Strawberry Pavlova? make a large base, cover in whipped double cream, and then add loads of strawberries. then stick a smaller meringue on top and cover that in more cream and strawberries.

[bint]

Trifle - always a winner.

That or classic Black Forest Gateau (made one for an 80's themed party and it went down very well).

[cramorra]

Monte bianco- very autummy dessert from Italy
Get some chestnut purree in tins, mix up with a 50/50 mixture of cacao powder and icing sugar to make a firm mass- aromatize with brandy or rum of your choice, rum will taste stronger, put in dessert glasses to mike little "mountains" and cover with whipped double cream like a snowy peak (omit coming close scales the next morning, I hasten to add)
See limk for picture http://www.chow.com/recipes/10765
My version uses chestnut purre instead of the roasting business but feel free to do the whole thing- I would just omit the fennel because it does not fit in there and is not part of the original italian thing- good luck...

[drfrank]

Easy,

my favourite desert for a dinner party has to be a white chocolate pannacotta with a raspberry coulis.

easy to make, can be made a day in advance and looks well when presented right !

Oh, it does have one litre of double cream in it though !!

Recipe is in James Martin's book, Just Deserts

Enjoy

[juice]

Its a bit time consuming due to all the freezing that has to happen - but this is the most amazing desert...

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/PEANU...

[Watch-Collector]

Tarte Tatin with vanilla ice cream . The possibilities are endless...

[CR0X]

I used to make a twist on a Jamie Oliver recipe of passionfruit and campari sorbet.

I did a malibu and pineapple variety ... and oh my it was good.