Day 30 - Free for All

Easter. A day (or weekend depending on your family) of chocolate, family and lots of food. The family was over and we had a great time. The meal was amazing, the dessert was a hit and the dog is passed out from all the excitement. Got rid of a bunch of the goodies that were piling up in my freezer, and I ate so much that I think I put back on all the weight I lost. Max chewed up a few of baby's toys, and got a good play session with my sister. He is doing great with laying under the table during dinner, it is still mainly the nipping that is the issue. Oh! In honour of the end of my 30 day challenge I bought a new pair of shoes, they are my picture below. I love them!! I can't wait to wear them on the town.

So dessert for the family was left for me to come up with, and it so happened to fall on my 30th day. I went through recipe after recipe trying to find the best dessert for the occasion. After my eyes had crossed and my head hurt, I went shopping for a few ingredients for a few of my other challenges, and I spotted it. It cost $20 and had a great picture on the front of my dessert. I didn't buy the set, as I knew I had everything at home, but I bought everything else I needed. My great idea isn't baking exactly, but it is a free for all so it doesn't matter. Are you ready, my idea was....Build your own sundae bar!!! It works so well, buy anything you want for people to put on top of ice cream and let them go at it. You will be amazed of the sundaes you see come away from the bar. As there is no real ingredients I have listed ideas of what you can have below.


Build Your Own Sundae

Ice Cream
Waffle Bowls
Bananas
Whip Cream
Chocolate Syrup
Caramel Sauce
Strawberry Sauce
Marshmallows
Sprinkles
Crushed Pineapple
Cherries
Nuts
Candy
Chocolate chips
Cookie pieces
Brownies
Toffee pieces


Anything you can thinks of for people to put on a sundae, you can get it.  Have bowls and spoons set out, and you let people go up and build their dream sundaes. I put everything in the middle of the table tonight, as everyone was sitting at it. However, if you have a more comfortable atmosphere or a lot more people it may be easier to set it up as a buffet.

A great layout for dessert.

Do up a couple little bowls of each topping so that a few people can build at once.

Have fresh fruit out for toppings as well.

Some Sundaes will be simple yet pretty.

Some will be Plain Jane.

Some will be baby worthy.

Others will be mountain high with everything available.

And a few will even be picture perfect.

Tips:

If you are going to do a lot of different toppings, don't buy a lot of each. The main problem with this dessert, is over buying. I do it every time, thinking I need more than I really do. However, with all the baking I do , I can use it all in a couple days.

And here they are!!!

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My new babies!!

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Aren't they amazing!! I am so in love <3. I am sure Mr. VIP is happy I finally got them, because I have been talking his ear off for the past couple weeks about them. These are my gift for finishing what I started. They cost a pretty penny, but I wanted them the moment I laid eyes on them, and they are perfect to end with.

So that is it, I can't believe it is over. There were some moments when it flew by, and others where it felt like I had a million days left. This challenge has really opened my eyes about baking. It has helped me realise just how work it is, yet how much I love it. It has helped me find new recipes that I probably wouldn't have tried before, and has helped me find a reason to make ones that I haven't done in months. I do plan on keeping this blog going, like I said I will be doing any requests I get, I already have a few lined up. It probably won't be every day, now with all the cakes I am doing, but I will not be forgetting this blog. My new goal is to get to 1000 hits, I'm not far off.

I really want to thank everyone who helped me and encouraged me. A huge thanks to my biggest fan Mr. VIP, from what I can tell he enjoyed his morning lecture, and any little treats he got out of it. He always wanted to know what was on the menu for the day, and get a picture of it before everyone else. A big thanks to my inspiration DJ, I never would have done this without you. And thank you to everyone who stopped by to take a look around and increase my hit counter. Feel free to leave a suggestion or comment and I will be sure to get back to you :).

Happy Baking!!!

Sey