Spanish Desserts for 600

[nicolekaplan]

any one have any suggestions

[Fat Guy]

Rice pudding. Can be given an interesting flavor, layered with fruit and other stuff in a glass, served cold . . .

[sugarbuzz]

fruit empanadas..coconut filling is good.

mini pineapple raisin tamales.

never mind tamales..doing for 600 would be murder.

Edited February 1, 2006 by sugarbuzz (log)

[Swisskaese]

Here are some Spanish dessert recipes that might give you some ideas:

Spanish desserts

[fatmat]

Crema Catalan - A bruléd crème caramel, flavoured with cinnamon.

Tarta de cerezas - cherry tart, using cherries poached with anise

Tarta de Santiago. an almond tart.

I don't know if you have the budget, but have you considered serving your desert with an Oloroso or Pedro Ximenez sherry - it would give an authentic and unusual touch.

[merstar]

Natilla is delicious - It's basically a creamy vanilla custard with cinnamon.

[ludja]

Nice link, swisskaese...

Some nice ideas listed above already, but my first thought was a dense almond cake (flourless or near flourless) flavored with lemon or orange and served with a custard sauce; maybe sherry flavored. Or the cake could be soaked in sherry and served with a plain custard sauce. This could be baked in sheets making it a relatively easy proposition for a large group. Candied lemon or orange peel could be used as a garnish.

Although not traditional, an orange caramel ice cream might be nice with the almond tart suggested above by Fatmat

Edited February 1, 2006 by ludja (log)

[crouching tyler]

A variation or interpretation of Tres Leches Cake.

[KatieLoeb]

Leche Frita or fried custard. It's relatively easy to do, you can do it in advance and it's "pick-uppable" so you could do it in little paper baking cups.

[NYC Mike]

Habichuela con dulce- Sweet Beans

Majarete- Corn Pudding

Both are in advance, easy things.

[sugarbuzz]

I'm curious as to wheather these are plated desserts or something that is to be done buffet style..that makes a huge difference in the type of dessert you can make.

[Abra]

This Flan Souffle al Miel is a fabulous recipe. It's make-ahead (the apples hold up because they're covered by the creme), it makes up into individual servings, it doesn't cost a lot to make, and the flavors are heavenly. Use the best-tasting honey you can find.

Oh, and even though the word flan is in the name, it's definitely not a flan as we think of flan.

Edited February 2, 2006 by Abra (log)

[Swisskaese]

You could also make a Basque Cake.

Edited February 2, 2006 by Swisskaese (log)

[nicolekaplan]

thanks for all the suggestions. it is passed desserts to go with a tapas style cocktail party menu.

[filipe]

thanks for all the suggestions.  it is passed desserts to go with a tapas style cocktail party menu.

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It's hard to imagine a tapas menu at Eleven Madison Park

My choice would fall on the "Crema Catalana" and the "Gateau Basque", those are really spanish deserts.

[tan319]

thanks for all the suggestions.  it is passed desserts to go with a tapas style cocktail party menu.

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It's hard to imagine a tapas menu at Eleven Madison Park

My choice would fall on the "Crema Catalana" and the "Gateau Basque", those are really spanish deserts.

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ditto...

[filipe]

While talking with a spanish friend this morning I asked him what spanish dessert he would make for 500 americans after a tapas menu. He gave me some options, suchs as

Huesos de Santo

http://www.geocities.com/cocinafamiliar/po.../huesosanto.htm

Perrunillas

http://www.ciberjob.org/cocina/espana/perrunillas.htm

Yemas de Santa Teresa de Avila

http://www.nutricionyrecetas.com/recetas/galletas/6621.htm

I took a look on Ferran Adriá's last El Bulli 2003-2004 books...but no "typical spanish" deserts there...as expected

He had there what seemed to be an awesome "rice with azafran"...although the azafran is a typical spanish product, the final result its not much of a spanish desert and also not easy to serve at a cocktail party.

[Wendy DeBord]

The churro recipe in RecipeGullet is outstanding. It steals the show everytime I include them in a dessert. Plus their fast and easy, just piping into the fryer.

[Wendy DeBord]

I forgot about this website in my favorites. I've not made anything from them, but it's a good resource. HTH

[Swisskaese]

I forgot about this website in my favorites. I've not made anything from them, but it's a good resource. HTH

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I already referred to this site above.