Parcel Surprise
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TypeDessert
Serves4 people
DateOctober 21, 2026
A tidy dessert parcel with a sharp surprise inside: sweet deception on your plate.
A neat dessert shaped like a US postal parcel, but with a sharp lemon cream filling that delivers a sting inside. The outside is carefully built from biscuits and chocolate, nodding to the fake labels scam.
Ingredients
- 8 ladyfingers
- 200 g dark chocolate
- 200 ml whipping cream
- 2 eggs
- 100 g sugar
- 1 lemon (zest and juice)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp powdered sugar
Method
- Line a small rectangular dish (about 10x15 cm) with baking paper.
- Place 4 ladyfingers side by side on the bottom to form a rectangle.
- Melt 150 g chocolate au bain-marie. Pour a thin layer over the ladyfingers.
- Separate the eggs. Beat the yolks with sugar, lemon zest, and juice until creamy.
- Dissolve the cornstarch in 2 tbsp water. Add to the egg mixture.
- Heat the mixture gently, stirring, until it thickens. Remove from heat, stir in butter, and let cool.
- Whip the cream until stiff and fold into the cooled lemon cream.
- Spread half the cream over the chocolate base.
- Place the remaining 4 ladyfingers on top, again as a parcel.
- Pour the rest of the chocolate over and let it set briefly.
- Spread the remaining lemon cream on top and smooth.
- Chill for at least 2 hours in the fridge.
- Cut into 4 parcels. Dust lightly with powdered sugar for the label effect.
Serving notes
- Place each parcel on a separate plate, diagonally for a 'sent' look.
- Draw a thin line of melted chocolate as an 'address label'.