Dessert buffets don't have to be simple tables: for the Boston Children's Museum's 10th anniversary gala in October last year, the catering team at the Intercontinental Boston used a giant prop cake to display and serve sweet treats, including cake pops, mini whoopie pies, mini Twinkies, and chocolate-dipped strawberries. The oversize piece was a champagne tower from the New England Country Rentals warehouse, and staffers from Rafanelli Events dressed it with festive paper flowers.
Photo: Scott Indermaur
New York’s Creative Edge Parties introduced the “Bar Bar” last year, a selection of bite-size brownies, blondies, and dessert bars in flavors such as peanut pretzel, Oreo cheesecake, and apple crumb displayed in repurposed desktop file sorters.
Photo: Jenny Anderson
A Thyme to Cook in Connecticut used string to hang cake doughnuts from the branches of a living tree at a recent event.
Photo: Blue Diamond Photography
For a camp-theme event in 2012, KG Fare Catering & Events offered a mess-free take on s'mores by displaying the gooey treats on clothespins.
Photo: Courtesy of KG Fare Catering & Events
Great Performances decorated the dessert table to look like a boudoir for the opening night after-party for New York City Opera's Anna Nicole production, held at Skylight One Hanson in September 2013. The menu was written in red lipstick on vanity mirrors, and presented alongside jewelry boxes and glass jars filled with chocolate truffles, pink meringues, and candy lips, plus cones of pink cotton candy.
Photo: Elena Olivo
New to Toronto, Midnight Snack Company specializes in late-night fare. The caterers prepare bar snacks, sweets tables, and after-dark snacks for weddings, meetings, and events; menu items include toasted white chocolate doughnuts and fried chicken and waffles.
Photo: Becca Lemire
