Dessert Tables

Why make one cake when you can make everything your heart desires? We love creating dessert menus and tying them together by theme or color. 

The first picture is of a bridal shower where the host wanted to focus on their honeymoon getaway to Vietnam. So we made:

• Bahn Cam (Vietnamese sesame doughnuts) filled with chocolate Brigadeiros. This is our new favorite recipe that we created.
• Berry Pie "Rangoon," a twist on everyone's favorite Asian appetizer, Crab Rangoon. Instead of cheese, fill with berries. These can be baked or fried - we fried ours (no one saved on calories that day!).
• White Cake with Green Tea Buttercream. We added Sencha powdered green tea to vanilla swiss meringue buttercream.
• Sugar cookies decorated with royal icing. The bride's and groom's names both start with "S"!

The second picture is of a baby shower treat table. The upcoming arrival of a baby boy called for - you guessed it - baby blue! In total, but not all captured in the picture:

• Whoopie pies. Melyssa used a whoopie pie maker and said it was quite messy. We will stick to the good old oven for this in the future.
• Vanilla cake with orange buttercream
• Cinnamon sugar cookies
• Rock candy
• Chocolate covered pretzel rods
• Marshmallow pops

Our tip? Dessert tables seem like a lot of work, but with a properly planned schedule it can be easier than making a large cake. We baked and decorated over the course of a couple weeks. Many things can be made and frozen ahead of time like the cookies, buttercream, and cakes. The doughnuts should be fried the day of the event to keep the taste as fresh as possible.