Tropical Tea Party - The Food

5-Tiered Tea Treats Tray, originally uploaded by Ayala Moriel.

First tier: Tea-Sandwiches
Cucumber & Mint
Tomato & Tagetes
Radish & Mint
Carrot & Ginger
Avocado & Cilantro

Second tier: Scones
Plain sweet scones (Empress Hotel Recipe)
Devonshire Cream
Lemon curd
Meyer Lemon Marmalade
Peach/Apricot Jam

Third tier: Cupcakes and Small Deserts
Fresh Black Currant Cupcakes with Violet Glazing
Miniature Crepes with Mango & Whipped Cream

Fourth tier: Cookies
Lemon-Lime Wafers (icebox)
Macademia-White Chocolate Drop Cookies
Brownies

Fifth Tier:
Charisma Truffles
Cubed Coconut, Papaya & Mango with Lime & Chili
Jasmine Tea Tarts with Lychee Fruit
Chocolate Macarons

5-Tiered Tea Treats Tray, originally uploaded by Ayala Moriel.

Lavender, Blueberry & Violet Cupcakes, originally uploaded by Ayala Moriel.

Lavender-Bluberry-Violet cupcakes
lavender-blueberry batter; violet confiture glazing, violet-cream-cheese frosting; decorated with candied violet and fresh sprigs of lavender flowers

Earl Gray Lychee Tarts, originally uploaded by Ayala Moriel.

Earl Gray Lychee Tarts
-Earl Gray shortbread tart shells filled with Earl Gray ganache and topped with fresh lychees, blueberries and raspberries


Scones and Jam, originally uploaded by Ayala Moriel.

Sweet scones (I used The Empress Hotel's recipe), with jams and Devonshire cream. Also great with lemon curd.

Mexican Fruit Salad, originally uploaded by Ayala Moriel.

Freshly cut tropical fruit - papaya, mango and coconut - topped with chilli and squeezed lime juice.