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I goofed and need your input to save me: Wife's Birthday
Nope. I didn't forget. I made a nice dinner. Got her a gift. But you know what I didn't do? Put up the "Happy Birthday" banner. (strike one) or make a dessert, (strike two) which really was dumb. Because I probably never do either and she sort of noticed - after 3 1/2 decades.
So hit me up with a MIND BLOWING CHOCOLATE dessert please. I would like to try to salvage this. TIA. |
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Individual chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream
Recipes and how to videos are easy to find
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Brownie, warm
Ice cream, vanilla Hot fudge, applied to the ice cream on top of the brownie
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Rookie mistake(s).
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Shaving cream bikini.
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Ayo Irpin, Ukraine!
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Wrap yourself in foil and tell her you’re a Hersheys Kiss.
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I've done this:
Have a birthday party, wrap a gift- have her open in in front of her parents- inside a brand new Snap On torque wrench  . Watch their faces.(Then a real gift, of course...)
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11-11-2025, 05:59 PM
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Get ramekins, make her a creme caramel. A very romantic dessert, not common trashy chocolate ewww.
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Lava cake for the win at this point. I did specifically ask what she wanted. Answer: chocolate. Brownie / ice cream is a top choice for me. It isn't about me this time.
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Lava Cake in the shape of a vacuum cleaner, a chainsaw or mebbe an Igloo dawg house?
Yer welcome  ...
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If your wife likes hazelnuts, I'd make a chocolate buttercream based dacquoise. Can do 2-3 different chocolate buttercream layers (bittersweet, milk...), drape it with ganache and have strawberries or raspberries on the side to balance the fat.
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If she likes a chocolate souffle, this is my go-to:
https://www.christianchefs.org/newsletters/2000/04recipe.html Personally, I prefer a chocolate gateau but that's just me.
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These are fantastic! She has a gateau recipe that is a huge family favorite. I will leave it for her.
But the scuffle and dacquoise (WTH is that anyway? Sounds amazing!) are appreciated. As is the lava cake! |
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Go get the Ghirardelli brownie mix. Red box top.
45 minutes later you'll be forgiven. I make almost everything from scratch, but that one is so good it's simply not worth the effort. Serve with raspberries and whipped cream. |
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11-12-2025, 07:24 AM
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Martha Stewart dark chocolate creme brulee,
use raw or demerara sugar for making the blowtorch crust and throw a raspberry and a mint leaf on top. Game over! https://www.marthastewart.com/332279/chocolate-creme-brulee
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The downside of cooking for one is that things like that are dangerous to leave sitting around. I'll need to look for an opportunity to share them so I don't have a tray of brownies calling my name. |
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Serious question , is she in menopause ? You cooked her dinner and bought a gift . And she's angry because no birthday banner and dessert ? Something doesn't sound right .
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(Just teasing JWL. I'm sure you're a fine chef, she enjoyed the attention, and she didn't say boo about dessert. )
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