love2read Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 My assignment for our community dinner/fund raiser is dessert for 150. The other ladies who have the same assignment (were expecting close to 500) are making cake, cookies, cupcakes. What would you make? I'm thinking about cost and time, wanting to keep both low of course. If you have a "feed a croud" dessert recipe, please share. These will be served up on plates, so I'm not concerned about kids grabbing handfuls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjzimmer1 Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Brownies or some other kind of bar cookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieJ Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Some kind of simple bars. My go to bars are usually Blonde Brownies. Texas sheet cake is a simple cake with a thin frosting. It's usually baked in a jelly roll pan so it is thin and almost bar like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I have 2 go-to desserts: blondies and cheesecake. I make blondies if it's for a kid-friendly event; I add mini chocolate chips too. I like to make cheesecake for a more adult-oriented affair, usually vanilla with a chocolate swirl. The key is to cut it into 16 servings. (I use a 9" springform pan.) They look small but real cheesecake is quite filling. If you go this route I suggest you pre-cut the cake yourself to ensure you get the number of servings you're supposed to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2read Posted March 7, 2013 Author Share Posted March 7, 2013 Great ideas. Any others? I really need to keep the cost down as we've already donated quite a bit of food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 How about chocolate wacky cake cupcakes? It uses cheap ingredients and is yummy. They freeze well, so you could make them early when it fits in your schedule. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/wacky-cake-viii/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 I really need to keep the cost down as we've already donated quite a bit of food. Then I would go with plain blondies, no nuts, no chocolate chips. The key to them being scrumptious is to use real butter though, which you could get for less than $3/lb (at least around here you could). Here's my recipe: 2 c packed brown sugar 2/3 c butter 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla 2 c flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda Melt butter, stir in brown sugar then eggs and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients. Spread in 9 x 13 pan and bake at 350F for about 25 mins. Makes about 18-24 servings (though the recipe says 36). The recipe calls for 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips. I find you can use half that amount if you use mini chips. Or you can skip the chocolate altogether to keep the cost down. These freeze well. If you do use real butter and you make them early I recommend freezing them as they go stale after a day if you leave them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted March 7, 2013 Share Posted March 7, 2013 Apple crisp or cobbler. If you have one of those apple peeler-slicer thingies that mount to a table, it would go fast. And kids think those are fun, so you can enlist helpers easily. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy in Australia Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 I always make this Butterscotch Slice when I need to make large quantities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neige Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Chocolate pudding? Maybe not the most refined, but almost always a crowd pleaser :) Or a fruit platter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Fudge. It is easy and quick. Make a big tray, cut into bites and place each bite in a petit four wrapper. If you really want to be fancy, melt some white chocolate chips and drizzle over the fudge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love2read Posted March 8, 2013 Author Share Posted March 8, 2013 Thanks all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Dressed up brownies. To make them a little dressed up, I sprinkle white chocolate chips on top right after they come out of the oven. Works really well with Ghirardelli's Dark Chocolate Brownie mix. Yummy and inexpensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Everybody lIves rice crispy treats. They are often the only non-chocolate choice. They're not fancy, but they're always popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Trifle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Definitely brownies--easy and cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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