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Desserts – Plated, Stations and Buffets

Frog Commissary Catering builds on the outstanding dessert tradition of our namesake restaurants, Frog and The Commissary. All of our desserts are produced in our own bakery.

The following is a partial listing of Frog Commissary desserts.

Some Plated Chocolate Desserts
Primarily Fruit
Individual Cakes
Tarts and Pies
Warm Desserts
Dessert Miniatures
Cookie Stations
Wedding Cakes
Wedding Cake Accompaniments
Some Dessert Buffets
Additional Dessert Selections
A Potpourri of Additional Dessert Ideas

Some Plated Chocolate Desserts

Chocolate Napoleon
Thin crisp chocolate layered with white and dark chocolate mousse
Raspberry sauce
Mint and fresh raspberry garnish

Chocolate pate on Grand Marnier sauce
Bittersweet chocolate drizzle

Individual mocha fudge torte
Topped with a spun cinnamon sugar cloud and tempered chocolate triangle
Creme anglaise and raspberry sauce
Mint and strawberries

White chocolate mousse in a chocolate cup
Raspberry sauce and a fresh mint garnish

Chocolate Trio
Chocolate dipped tuille with raspberry mousse and fresh berries on raspberry sauce
Chocolate - orange cake with hazelnut praline and candied orange peel
White chocolate ”bon bon” with toasted coconut
Rim dusted with cocoa, caramel drizzle
Fresh strawberry, mint garnish

Chocolate deluxe sour cream cake
Fresh whipped cream

Chocolate mousse cake with Grand Marnier sauce, strawberry garnish

Chocolate oblivian truffle torte, raspberry sauce and fresh whipped cream
Mint garnish

Chocolate torte topped with pistachio tuile filled with chestnut pastry cream
Plated with crème anglaise and chocolate sauce
Garnished with fresh fruit and berries and dusted with cinnamon

Individual Floating Island with chocolate center
on Creme Anglaise with berry Melange
Drizzled with caramel

Individual chocolate custard on mocha sauce
Garnish of chocolate curls and chocolate covered espresso beans

Individual mocha fudge torte
Topped with a spun cinnamon sugar cloud and tempered chocolate triangle
Creme anglaise and rasbperry sauce
Mint and strawberries

Chocolate cornucopia filled with white chocolate mousse and fresh fruit
Raspberry sauce and fresh mint garnish

Chocolate cup and saucer filled with cappuccino mousse
Topped with a meringue cloud dusted with cocoa
Served with a butter cookie spoon
Chocolate coffee bean garnish

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Primarily Fruit

Strawberry Heart Tart
Glazed fresh strawberrries with sweet cream filling
in a chocolate lined pastry heart
Fresh whipped cream and lemon leaf garnish

Baked apple stuffed with raisins and brown sugar in a golden pastry crust
Cinnamon stick stem
Crème anglaise

Baked green apple filled with glazed crème brûlée
Butter cookie “peel”
Caramel sauce and vanilla sauce

Blueberry spongecake roulade with mascarpone cream
Plated with crème anglaise and strawberry sauce
Fresh strawberry and pistachio praline garnish

Cinnamon and sugar sweetened tortilla with almond pastry cream
Topped with caramelized apples and cranberry amaretto custard sauce and
almond praline

Coconut lime mousse and tropical fruit in pecan tuile
Passion fruit sauce

Fresh raspberries and sabayon with a pecan tuille straw
Served in a miniature martini glass

Miniature pumpkins filled with brandied pumpkin mousse
Ginger lace cookie

Roasted peaches in raspberry sauce
Served in a miniature martini glass

Crisp napoleons with apples and caramel

Ginger and honey-roasted pears and apples in phyllo cup

Apple cider sabayon

Mango Shortcakes
Coconut biscuits with fresh mango mousse
Passion fruit sauce

Mixed Berry Sandwich Caramel
White chocolate mousse with raspberries, blueberries and strawberries
Sandwiched between thin cookies
Drizzled with dark chocolate and caramel sauces

Raspberry Mango Cocktail
Mango curd, lime mousse, fresh mangos and raspberries
Topped with meringue and served in a martini glass

Warm apple tart tatin on puff pastry
Toasted hazelnuts and caramel ice cream
Caramel drizzle

Lemon roll with rolled butter cookie
Raspberry sauce and berry melange

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Individual Cakes

Chocolate genoise and coconut mousse torte
Presented on mango and raspberry sauces
Garnished with cinnamon crisp, fresh berries and mint

Coconut mousse tower on chocolate genoise
Served with fresh berries, chocolate sauce and cinnamon chocolate wafers
Garnished with variegated chocolate fan, whipped cream and fresh mint

Ginger mousse tower on chocolate genoise
Presented on chocolate and creme anglaise sauces
Garnished with cinnamon wafer, candied ginger, raspberries and fresh mint

Heart shaped dacquoise
Layers of hazelnut meringue with raspberry buttercream
Fresh whipped cream

Lemon pound cake
Fresh berries and whipped cream garnish

Strawberry Phyllo Shortcake
Crisp baked pastry layered with fresh strawberries and sweet cream
Presented on raspberry sauce and creme anglaise
Fresh mint garnish

The Commissary's classic carrot cake

Vanilla genoise layered with mango curd and rolled in toasted coconut
Topped with coconut-lime mousse in tuile
Raspberry, blueberry, Kiwi and mango sauces

Chocolate deluxe sour cream cake

Chocolate mousse cake with Grand Marnier sauce, strawberry garnish

Dessert Trio
Miniature glazed chocolate torte
Almond tuille with mixed berry compote
Bird's Nest phyllo with pistachio mousse
Plate decorated with pistachio praline and crème anglaise

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Tarts and Pies

Brandied pumpkin custard pie topped with pumpkin mousse

Cappuccino Mousse Sandwich
Thin layers of toasted almond pound cake filled with cappuccino mouse
Served with chocolate covered espresso beans and chocolate sauce
Garnished with fresh mint

Shredded phyllo napoleon with pistachio mousse
Crème anglaise
Mixed berries and mango
Pistachio brittle and strawberry garnish

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Warm Desserts
Depending on logistical considerations, a warm dessert is an unexpected end to a seated dinner.

Bananas flambed with brandy, cinnamon and orange peel
Served over vanilla ice cream

Gingered peach cobbler with fresh whipped cream

Warm apple cinnamon bread pudding
Maple sauce

Warm chocolate bread pudding
Grand Marnier sauce

Some Additional Plated Desserts
Individual warm blueberry brioche bread pudding with strawberry ice cream
Individual strawberry heart tarts
Honey-grilled peaches with fresh ricotta sweetened with lavender syrup in almond tuille
Warm semolina custard pudding with honey-roasted figs, verjus syrup and fresh blackberries
Warm individual chocolate cakes with fresh cherries and crème fraiche
Bittersweet chocolate cakes with espresso cream and fresh raspberries
Warmed grilled pineapple with lavender ice cream and pink peppercorns
Individual chocolate raspberry souffles

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Dessert Miniatures
A selection of miniatures is ideal for butlering or a dessert buffet.

Carrot cake bites
Chocolate cups with white chocolate mousse
Chocolate dipped strawberries
Chocolate truffles
Killer cake bites
Lemon-glazed cream puffs with lemon pastry cream
Linzer bites
Miniature apple streusel tarts
Miniature blueberry streusel tarts
Miniature chocolate glazed mocha eclairs
Miniature crème brûleé in sherry glasses
Miniature key lime tarts with graham cracker crust
Miniature lemon coconut tart
Miniature lemon meringue tarts
Miniature mango tart with lime pastry cream
Miniature pecan tarts
Miniature raspberry tart
Miniature strawberry shortcakes
Miniature strawberry tarts
Sacher torte bites
Sweet wine-soaked fig in phyllo cup with cinnamon pastry cream
White chocolate dipped strawberries

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Cookie Stations

All American Cookie Jar
Peanut butter cookies with hershey kisses
Toll House style chocolate chip cookies
Oatmeal raisin cookies
Chocolate tuxedo cookies with macadamia nuts and white chocolate chunks

Biscotti Assortment
White chocolate macadamia
Traditional anise
Orange walnut
Butter cookies

Commissary Cookies
A tantalizing assortment of freshly baked cookies.
Pecan puffs dusted with powdered sugar
Almond cookie sandwiches filled with chocolate ganache
Chocolate dipped butter cookies

Dessert Bars
Coconut and walnut oatmeal bars
Heath bar crunch brownies
Treasure bars
Walnut chocolate chip brownies
White and dark chocolate brownies

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Wedding Cakes
Our head baker has long experience translating wedding couples wedding cake fantasies into reality. The following is a sampling of wedding cake “flavors.”

Vanilla genoise with fresh raspberries, raspberries, raspberry or white chocolate buttercream layers

Vanilla genoise layered with fresh strawberries and white chocolate buttercream

Vanilla genoise layered with dark or white chocolate buttercream

Classic butter poundcake or lemon pound cake layered with rich lemon curd and vanilla buttercream icing

Almond pound cake layered with dark grand marnier buttercream

Chocolate sour cream deluxe cake layered with vanilla, mocha or white chocolate buttercream

Vanilla or chocolate genoise bottom- layered with hazelnut dacquoise

Classic Commissary carrot cake with pecan-caramel filling and cream cheese icing

Our presentation cakes are baked on-premises and are available as tiered, stacked or sheet cakes. All are beautifully decorated in your choice of one of the traditional design patterns or an individualized decorative scheme and garnished with fresh flowers.

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Wedding Cake Accompaniments
The following items can dress up a wedding cake plate if the cake is the primary dessert.

Fresh fruit and berries with whipped cream
Plated with a dark chocolate heart filled with champagne mousse and fresh
Raspberries

Plated with champagne sorbet, fresh berries and raspberry sauce
Sprig of fresh mint

Plated with mixed fresh berries and berry coulis
Mint sprig garnish

Plated with white and dark chocolate dipped strawberries
Creme anglaise and fresh mint garnish

Served on a plate painted with creme anglaise and raspberry sauce
Garnished with fresh berries and a dark chocolate dipped strawberry
Fresh mint garnish

Served with fresh berries and raspberry sauce

Served with fresh fruit and berries, whipped cream and raspberry coulis
Fresh mint garnish

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Some Dessert Buffets

Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Cone and Sundae Bar

Berries and Dips
Bowls of fresh strawberries with an assortment of dips - great by itself or as part of a
dessert buffet
Warm chocolate sauce
Crème anglaise
Fresh whipped cream
Powdered sugar
Brown sugar
Orange crème fraîche

Dessert Cocktails
A buffet of fun, yet elegant and easy to eat desserts
presented in miniature martini glasses.
Key lime mousse with gingered pineapple
Chocolate square with blueberries, lemon curd and chocolate curl
Orange-pecan bread pudding with caramel sauce

Dessert Cocktails
A buffet of fun, yet elegant desserts presented in cocktail glasses for easy handling
Miniature crème brûlée
Fresh raspberries with zabaglione and rolled lace cookie
Espresso mousse layered with chocolate mousse
Topped with whipped cream and chocolate covered espresso beans

Red, White and Blueberry Shortcake Bar

Sundaes, Smoothies and Milk Shake "Martinis"

American Heritage Dessert Buffet
Old fashioned dessert favorites are presented on a stylish buffet.
Gingerbread square with lemon curd and whipped cream
Pineapple upside-down cake
Deep dish apple pie with wedges of cheddar cheese
Devils food layer cake with dark chocolate and walnut icing
Coconut custard pie with toasted coconut topping

An Assortment of Fruit-filled Desserts
A colorful, luscious and lighter alternative to a rich dessert buffet.
Puff pastry tart with honey-roast seckel pears
Bitter orange tart with almond pastry cream
Mango creme brulle
Coconut lime mousse laced with rum and passion fruit syrup
Fresh raspberries in sabayon
Orange-pecan biscotti

Deluxe Holiday Dessert Buffet
An extravagant array of whole logs, cakes, pies, puddings and fruit prepared in Frog
Commissary's bake shop.
Traditional Buche de Noel log decorated with miniature meringue mushrooms
Cranberry sacher torte
Brandied pumpkin mousse pie
Apple bread pudding with maple sauce
Walnut rum cake
Honey-roasted seckle pears

Crepe Table
Sweet crepes are heated to order and filled with lemon-scented ricotta.
Your guests may choose from a variety of delicious toppings.
Vanilla ice cream
Fresh macerated berries
Sauteed cinnamon apples
Crème anglaise
Warm chocolate sauce
Fresh whipped cream

Dessert Fondue
There is a good reason that this favorite from the past is back in vogue.
Your guests will delight in creating their own combinations.
Almond and chocolate pound cake squares
Pastry pretzels
Marshmallows
Cubed fresh fruit
(Select three fondue dips)
Warm chocolate fudge sauce
Brown sugar and maple cream sauce
Grand Marnier custard sauce
Cappuccino cream sauce
Grasshopper sauce with creme de menthe
Raspberry sauce
Mango sauce

Dessert Miniatures
Frog Commissary’s wonderful desserts in miniature.
Strawbery tart
Coconut macaroons
Chocolate cup with cappuccino mousse
topped with chocolate covered espresso bean
Sacher tortes
Pineapple rum tart with coconut lime mousse and toasted coconut
Lemon-glazed cream profiterole with lemon pastry cream
Milk chocolate truffle with hazelnut praline crust
Gingered figs in phyllo cup with grand marnier crust
Blueberry tart
Pecan tarts
Ginger crisp cornucopia with grand marnier mousse
Chocolate cup with raspberry mousse and fresh raspberries
Raspberry linzer hearts
White and dark chocolate dipped strawberries
Lemon meringue tarts
Carrot cake bites
Chocolate-glazed mocha eclairs
Almond cookie sandwich filled with chocolate ganache
White chocolate truffles with toasted coconut
Dark chocolate maple leaf with maple mousse
Raspberry tart
Blueberry-topped cheesecake
Dark chocolate truffles dusted with cocoa
Almond cookie sandwich filled with chocolate ganache
White chocolate truffles with toasted coconut
Coconut macaroons
Ginger figs in phyllo cup with cinnamon pastry cream
Blueberry tart
Pecan tarts
Ginger crisp cornucopia with grand marnier mousse
Key lime tarts
White chocolate macadamia biscotti

Heart's Desire
Give in to the romance of it all with this delicious selection of heart-shaped dessert
miniatures.
Linzer heart cookies
Heart-shaped butter cookies
Dark chocolate hearts with raspberry mousse
Heart-shaped puff pastry pretzels
Sacher torte hearts with chocolate ganache
Pastel meringue kisses
Hershey's hugs and kisses wrapped in cellophane and tied with a satin ribbon
Silver bowls of fresh strawberries with whipped cream

It's the Berries
Everyone loves berries and on this dessert buffet we've
prepared them in an array of ways.
Strawberry shortcake
Blueberry cobbler
Miniature raspberry tarts
Strawberries dipped in white and dark chocolate
Raspberry mousse
Fresh whipped cream

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Additional Dessert Selections

Dessert and Cheese Buffet
Grilled peaches with rosemary syrup and fresh ricotta
Warm blueberry brioche bread pudding with lavender ice cream
Strawberry tart
Fresh raspberries and blueberries with mint-scented sabayon

Assorted French cheeses with artisan breads, crackers and herb-grilled flatbread

Summer Fruit
Honey-grilled peaches with fresh ricotta
Fresh raspberries and blueberries with sabayon
Roasted apricots with cherry sauce

Dessert and Beverage Station
Roasted figs with honey-yogurt cream
Semolina pudding with currants and pinenuts
Oranges with ginger syrup
Almond tuilles
Pistachio-dried apricot biscotti
Candied orange peel dipped in chocolate
Mint tea and coffee

Butlered Dessert
Butlered mini cones with caramel ice cream
Crème brulee in sherry glasses
Ice cream sundaes – vanilla ice cream with chocolate sauce topped with toasted macadamia nuts and served in demi-tasse cups
Black and white ice cream milk shakes in martini glass with chocolate swirl
Mango smoothies
Passion fruit triffle with raspberries and mango
Butlered miniature cones with fresh raspberry sorbet and candied citrus “praline”

Dessert Stations
Ice cream sundae, Smoothie and milkshake bar served in over-sized martini glasses

Dessert Buffet
Warm chocolate cake with whipped cream
Coconut and mango rice pudding
Warm grilled pineapple crepes with lavender ice cream
Cornmeal pound cake with peaches and honey
Miniature strawberry shortcakes

Desserts at the Coffee Bars
Little chocolate macaroon sandwiches
Assorted miniature butter cookies – pistachio, orange marmalade, chocolate-nut
Peanut butter truffles
Pistachio brittle
Chocolate-crusted teaspoons

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A Potpourri of Additional Dessert Ideas

Apple springrolls with caramel dipping sauce
Brownie cups stuffed with caramel apples
Candied lady apples
Caramel pecan tarts
Caramel-roasted apple
Chocolate caramel sauce
Chocolate-dipped oatmeal shortbread cookie (the Olives Dessert Table)
Cotton candy
Cranberry pistachio biscotti
Crème brûlee infused with coconut, ginger and lemongrass
Cupcake topped with roasted banana whipped cream
Dried cherry chocolate bread pudding
Fragrant orange semolina cake - orange curd filling - topped with orange slices in syrup - cranberry coulis
Fresh raspberries with mangos
Gingerbread cake with poached pears
Gingersnap sandwiches with pumpkin mousse
Grilled cardamom-scented pineapple with vanilla ice cream
Ice cream with crisped rice with peanut crunch
Miniature coconut - macaroon tartlets
Oatmeal and dried cranberry cookie
Oranges with rosemary honey
Pear wafers
Pistachio brittle
Polenta cake
Prunes with cranberry
Pumpkin pecan bread pudding with chocolate chunks
Raspberry and mango coulis
Roasted apple "mash" (pg. 260)
Roasted banana bread pudding with dulce de leche
Roasted bananas
S'more quesadillas
Sweet coconut crumble
Toasted coconut with rice custard with burnt sugar crust