{Mini Desserts & Hot Choc Bar}

I don't have great photos, but I did some catering for a women's event last night. The brief was desserts, your choice! My creative brain went into overload!
Here's what I came up with. Firstly a Hot chocolate Bar:



I filled jars with
- hot chocolate powder
- marshmallows
- white, milk and dark choc chips
- crushed butterscotch and peppermints
(not pictured) I also included a can of whipped cream and vanilla malt syrup.
Logistics: as this was for a crowd, I had to think about heating milk safely and easily. I heated the milk behind the dessert table in my slow cookers on the warm setting so it was gentle. Then at serving time I decanted it into a jug on the table.
Linking the hot chocolate to the desserts, I filled a giant glass jar with choc chip cookies.
The dessert table had 4 'dishes'
1. A Chocolate Mud cake with buttercream ruffle icing. SO cute!




2. Individual Homemade Lemon Curd Pavlovas
3. Individual Vanilla Blueberry Cheesecakes
4. Raspberry Jelly & Choc Mousse Cups
I might post the recipes for some of these soon, so stay tuned!
Lauren x

{Rainy Day Hot Chocolates}

Today is a rainy and cold day in Sydney-town. So, I decided to air pop some corn and make my boys a treat while they watch a movie.

Here is a fun take on hot chocolates that we use for special occasions around here:

Spread Nutella around the rim of the glasses with a pastry brush if your fancy, or just wash your hands and use thumb and pointer fingers. Dip rim into sprinkles and then add hot chocolate into glass and serve.

My boys love this and it always lifts spirits on a dreary cold day!

Lauren x