please pick 2 of these - I can't decide

gibs

I'm hosting a party for DH's b-day at a Maggiano's restaurant.  It's family style Italian food.  It'll be in December.  I have to pick only 2 from this list of desserts, for all the guests to enjoy (each guest gets both.)  Which of these 2 desserts would you pick? 

 

Chocolate Zuccotto Cake
Chocolate cake layered with Sambucca chocolate mousse; iced with chocolate frosting and dusted with cocoa powder.

Creme Brulee
Rich and creamy vanilla custard with a hint of citrus, caramelized sugar crust, topped with fresh strawberries.

Homemade Profiteroles
Pastry shell filled with vanilla bean ice cream and topped with our own hot fudge and fresh whipped cream; dusted with cocoa powder and powdered sugar.

Maggiano's Signature Spumoni
Maggiano's signature spumoni made especially for us. A blend of pistachio, chocolate and cherry ice cream.

N.Y. Style Cheesecake, Seasonal Fruit
New York style ricotta cheesecake topped with fresh berries and whipped cream.

Nonna's Pound Cake, Caramelized Bananas
Pound cake toasted and served with caramelized bananas and our own hot fudge sauce. Vanilla bean ice cream available upon request.

Tiramisu
Ladyfinger cookies soaked in espresso and coffee liquer layered with mascarpone cheese;dusted with cocoa powder and served with chocolate

Apple Crostada, Caramel Sauce
Warm apple filling of Granny Smith apples, sugar, butter, nutmeg, cinnamon, baked in a pastry crust dipped in cream and crystallized sugar. Served with caramel sauce and a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. Garnished with mint.

 

DandR

Cheesecake..everyone (mostly) likes.  With teh fruit it covers the fruit lovers.

And chocolate cake...for the chocolate lovers.

camrude

Tiramisu and Choc. cake.

elm1032004

Apple Crostada, Caramel Sauce
Warm apple filling of Granny Smith apples, sugar, butter, nutmeg, cinnamon, baked in a pastry crust dipped in cream and crystallized sugar. Served with caramel sauce and a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. Garnished with mint.

Chocolate Zuccotto Cake
Chocolate cake layered with Sambucca chocolate mousse; iced with chocolate frosting and dusted with cocoa powder.

 The others all sound good too but I think that everyone will like one of these choices....

**BAC***

Wow, all sound yummy.

I would pick the Chocolate Zuccotto Cake, (everyone likes chocolate) and the Cheesecake.

Hooray2005

Given that you're having Italian food beforehand, and it's "winter", I'd probably stick with one chocolate dessert (the cake sounds amazing!) and maybe something more traditional Italian like the tiramisu (sp?) or the cheesecake.

Personally, I'd love the creme brulee, however....
 

jaredswife

Chocolate Cake and Apple Crostada, ro Creme Brulee

DandR

BTW--I hate you for posting this...I'm sooo hungry for a decadent dessert now.......

DaiLyght

Chocolate Zuccotto Cake

Apple Crostada, Caramel Sauce

gibs

They all sound so freakin' yummy, don't they?  And you all don't agree, and I simply cannot decide!  I was hoping there'd be some consensus but there isn't.  :-( Too bad we can't get tasting sizes of all of them, but the sad thing is that we'll all be so ridiculously stuffed by the time they arrive at the table, that it'll hardly matter!

Hooray2005

LOL - yeah, you can't really go wrong with any of the choices.  It does look like everyone voted for the chocolate cake, so now you just have to pick one more

And I agree, now I want dessert, too!
 

mason15

We had the Nonna's Pound Cake and the chocolate one with all of the layers for our wedding dinner.  People raved about it for months.  The Pound Cake is OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!