Earlier this week, I wrote a post about the Real Simple inspired Wrapping Brunch I threw.  I promised food details so here they are!

As I mentioned in that post, I served Eggs Benedict Souffle, Banana Breakfast Cake, Fruit Salad, Biscuits, Tea, Coffee, Bloody Marys and Pomegranate Mimosas.  To keep things easy, I bought pre-cut fruit salad and frozen biscuits.  At the bar, I served things DIY style.  For Bloody Marys I offered Zing Zang, celery, garlic-stuffed olives, pickled okra, lemon wedges, celery salt, prepared horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, and black pepper.  For the Pomegranate Mimosas, I set out chilled champagne and a small pitcher of POM Wonderful juice.  The guests knew what to do!

I prepared the Eggs Benedict Souffle the night before and let it set in the refrigerator overnight.  The faux-hollandaise that accompanies the souffle had to be made the morning of the party but that was no big deal.  Here’s the recipe, shared without permission but with gratitude to my husband’s cousin who owns and operates a fabulous ranch in Colorado.  This guy knows how to entertain and this casserole is always a HUGE hit!  Click the image for a printable 4×6.

I also prepared the Banana Breakfast Cake the night before.  This cake is more like a breakfast bread that is made in a bundt pan.  I used a Williams-Sonoma Heritage Bundt pan that I mention here only because my cake totally stuck!  I don’t know if it was the recipe or my oven or the pan but it sure did!  But taking Julia Child’s advice to never apologize for a culinary mistake, I put that cake on my cake stand and out on the table.  It tasted great so who cares.  Here’s a shot of what was left of the cake after the party …

And now that your mouth is watering, here’s the recipe.  Provided without permission but with gratitude to Lynn Christman.  Lynn gave me this recipe at one of my bridal showers and I can tell it’s going to become a family favorite!  I used dried cranberries but I think dried cherries would be A-MAY-ZING.  I’ll be using those next time.  Click the image for a printable 4×6.