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[emtpej]

Tabasco is holding another firehouse cook-off contest:
2008 Cook and Ladder® Competition

One of the categories is desserts. What dessert could you make using one of their pepper sauces?

Thanks! If I can think up something good, I might enter this contest, so I'm looking for suggestions!

[crystalloubear]

I'm not sure anthing with hot sauce in it would be my idea of dessert! I'd be interested to try something like that though. I saw something on the food channel about spicy stuff and chocolate going together.

[emtpej]

Originally Posted by crystalloubear

I'm not sure anthing with hot sauce in it would be my idea of dessert! I'd be interested to try something like that though. I saw something on the food channel about spicy stuff and chocolate going together.

Hmmmm. Reminds me of the film 'Chocolat'...

That's what I thought, too. But they have some fairly mild sauce, and the dish does not have to be 'hot'. I don't think there is a minimum amount of their product that they require to have in the dish. A dessert with cinnamon would be similar, wouldn't it?

[CastleWishes]

Pepper sauce goes VERY VERY well with cream cheese. Try putting cream cheese in your recipe. It helps sweeten and cool the heat, but is quite tasty too!

[KAZ415]

someone sent this to me a long time ago (cause my hubby loves tabasco sauce). I have never made it because to me dessert should not have a kick to it. LOL. Let me know if you decide to try it.


Orange Glow Bundt Cake

• 1 (18.25-ounce) package moist yellow cake
• 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon TABASCO brand Pepper Sauce
• 1 3/4 cups confectioners sugar
• Dried cranberries or cherries
• Mint leaves
• Grated orange peel

Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a 12-cup Bundt pan. Prepare cake mix according to package directions, adding 1 tablespoon grated orange peel to batter. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
Meanwhile, in a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, heat orange juice, granulated sugar, and TABASCO® brand Pepper Sauce to boiling. Reduce heat to low; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside 1/4 cup of the mixture.
Remove cake from oven and, using a wooden skewer or toothpick, poke holes in cake. Spoon orange juice mixture in saucepan over cake. Cool cake in pan for 10 minutes, then carefully invert onto wire rack and cool completely.
Combine reserved 1/4 cup orange juice mixture and confectioner's sugar in a small bowl and stir until smooth. Place cake on a platter and spoon glaze over top. Garnish with clusters of dried cranberries, mint leaves and grated orange peel.

[emtpej]

Hey, thanks for all the great ideas!

[Griffin]

Hot sauce in dessert...Sounds like something from Iron Chef! I don't know why but I keep thinking bread pudding with a little hot stuff mixed it!