Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day was another huge event at Roy's. This one differed from New Year's Eve in that New Year's eve was one night. Valentine's was an entire weekend, plus actual Valentine's night, which fell on a Tuesday.

I was able to put my signature dessert, Serenity, on the menu for this special day. Serenity is a dessert I have been working on and honing for many, many years. It is five layers of complete decadence. It begins with a layer of Devil's Food Cake topped with a swirl of (almond) Frangipane, Chocolate Cream Cheese Mousse, Toasted Marshmallow Italian Custard and finished with Dark Chocolate Ganache. This is then topped with pink and silver luster dusted chocolate curls and is then rolled in a cocoa powder and powdered sugar mixture. I served it with a Champagne Sabayon and two long stemmed chocolate covered strawberries.

Also on the Valentine's Menu was a Macadamia Nut Cheesecake with a Macadamia Nut Graham Cracker Crust and a layer of Dulce de Leche between the two. It was served with a Tropical Anglaise, Marinated Orange Segments, Blueberries, and Toasted Macadamia Nuts.