I've been asked to make a "treat" for 10 people. It is to be delivered at 8 am. and individual

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cynupstateny

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portions are requested.

My only thought is muffins but that's not to treat like.

She wants to impress and say she made it herself.....and I don't care smileys/smile.gif)

 
Pound cake cut into thick slices and those cut with a cookie cutter. Blueberry compote on top.

I'm visualizing a 3" wide scalloped flower pattern about an inch thick...with blueberry or some fruit sauce on top.

Whipped cream too much?

If she wants to pretend she did it, she can always spoon the topping on in front of them.

 
Wow! I could never tell anyone that I made something a friend

was good enough to make for me. I couldn't lie like that. Now, I'll think and see if I have any ideas for you to make...

 
I like this idea--strawberries could do it also. Individual

cheesecakes baked in a large size muffin tin with a fruit topping?
Does seem a strange request that I would have a REALLY hard time doing (the other person, not the making of it). But we KNOW Cyn to be a saint!!

 
Wow, that is rather brazen. I could not do that....and I would tell my friend that if she wants me

to make the treats, she needs to tell the recipients that someone else kindly made them for their group. I would not care that she did not mention WHO made them, unless she was asked.
Sorry it is not what you asked.

Lemon bars are always nice.
How about that Strawberry coffee cake that Sally just posted. It suggests summer. The link I posted is for a carrot cake I have made dozens of times. You make it two days ahead. Cut it up into squares and deliver it . It travels wells and keeps well.

http://www.eat.at/swap/forum9/56_Jim_Rices_Carrot_Cake

 
These Cream Cheese Pastry Squares are delicious. I always top

the cream cheese mixture with frozen blueberries before putting on the top layer of crescent rolls. It's pretty and yummy and I cut them in squares and place them in jumbo muffin liners for serving when we have a Condo meeting. Everyone always loves them.

Cream Cheese Pastry Squares
2 cans Crescent Rolls
2 - 8 oz. Cream Cheese
1 c. Sugar
1 t. Vanilla
1/2 c. Butter, melted
1/4 c. Sugar
1 t. Cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 inch pan.

Press one can of the crescent rolls into the bottom of the prepared pan. In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese, 1 cup of sugar and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Spread over the crescent layer. Unroll the second can of crescent rolls and lay them on top of the cream cheese layer. Do not press down. Pour the melted butter over the entire pan. Combine the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the top. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the top is crisp and golden.

 
Whenever I have advance notice that someone is going to try & pass off 1 of my desserts

as her own, I ALWAYS make a more complex creation like the REC for Lemon Jellyroll with Pansies (URL below), and of course, I crank out homemade lemon curd (using George Geary's recipe that is referenced somewhere in the cake recipe) which is one of the ingredients for the cake filling. Ain't NO WAY she will get away with claiming my creation as her own if she serves that dessert! The guests are always so wow'ed they begin pummeling the hostess with myriad cooking questions which she CANNOT ANSWER. Then the next day when Ms. Hostess calls me in a tizzy asking for the recipe to share with her guests, I very agreeably snail mail her the 2 recipes and just wish I could see her fall over in a faint when she reads them. That particular cake takes more baking experience than the typical person possesses anymore. Your average cook has probably NEVER made an ingredient for a recipe before she can make the recipe itself! This has never failed to make the hostess "come clean", and I've always ended up with several more orders for that cake from the party guests!
NOTE: I'm not suggesting that you should make that specific Pansy Cake recipe, but definitely pick something that is compound-complex. Your "friend" will never impose on you again! Trust me on this.
PS: Since I've been a caterer, I have learned it's not wise to share any of my recipes via E-mail because it is just too darned easy for the recipient to forward them to the world. When I'm asked for a recipe, the first thing I'll do is tell the person what cookbook it came from so he/she can look it up on his/her own. If the person's persistent or insistent (doesn't want to go to the library for the cookbook or doesn't want to purchase it), then I will proceed to tell the individual to mail me an SASE, and I will make a Xerox copy of the recipe to send him/her. I have discovered that if a person goes to that much trouble, then they are sincere about wanting that particular recipe. And I always tell them that they will be getting the original recipe as it was given to me (or found by me).
I'm not keen on giving away my recipes so clients can make them because it'll be CHEAPER--especially when I see them living in these beautiful 2 million dollar homes! Yes, that has happened several times before.
I know Traca just ran a thread about someone asking her for her recipe collection, and I meant to reply with my
SASE approach, but totally forgot. Your situation has jogged my memory so I've included my SASE idea plus I've given you exactly how I handle it when I run into someone who's trying to take credit for my culinary expertise, be it ever so humble. Hope this helps!
PS: I have also discovered that when I cater parties, I'll have several people ask for my recipes, but after they are given my SASE directions, I never hear from them. And if I do receive an SASE, then I am only too happy to share with someone who went to the trouble to write to me via The Pony Express.
PPS: I just thought of something--the Pansy Cake slices into 10 one-inch spiral pieces so it's the perfect amount for your upcoming need! Smile.

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g166/Finer_Kitchens/wigs/4ad59776-5060-4ae4-8de5-07482eb3ace7.jpg~original

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g166/Finer_Kitchens/wigs/b481a446-9dd4-4ac3-9437-b23514b7b62a.jpg~original

http://eat.at/swap/forum/index.php?action=display&forumid=1&msgid=172009

 
That sounds like a really clever way for you to handle it. Still polite and

Accomodating. I've given many recipes out only to have the recipient "tweak" it and then blame me fr the less than desirable result. Your way sounds better.

Would love to see the recipe for the pansy cake if there's a photo. I wouldn't do it for this but maybe for a special occasion.

Thanks!

 
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