How to use AI to make a dessert menu

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the culinary world, offering chefs powerful tools to enhance their menu creation process. By leveraging AI, chefs can analyze trends, predict customer preferences, and optimize ingredient pairings with precision. Whether you're designing a menu for a restaurant, catering event, or special occasion, AI can streamline the brainstorming phase by generating innovative dish ideas based on diverse culinary influences and seasonal ingredients. This technology not only saves time but also enhances creativity, enabling chefs to craft menus that delight and inspire diners.

Let's begin with your menu. A menu should always reflect its sense of place. Consider your location—whether nestled in mountains, alongside rivers, or near the seaside. Embrace local flavors and regional specialties that define your state. Simple ingredients like potatoes or corn, celebrated staples in many cuisines, can be transformed into delightful dishes. Don't underestimate the power of these humble ingredients—they can add depth and richness to your menu, ensuring each dish is a true reflection of your locale's culinary identity.

You need to find your three words or phrases

Culinary Essence: Capture the essence of your cuisine. Examples are "heritage, fusion, rustic.."

Location Influence: Reflect your restaurant's location or inspiration "coastal, Italian, farmstead"

Conceptual Style: Embody the style or theme of your menu. "organic, ingredient philosophy, menu structure, dining experience".

I would like to make a menu for me dream hostel. My hostel will be located in Enumclaw Washington State, and the clients will be people who ski at Crystal Mountain ski resort during the winter. The hostel will have luxurious hot tubs and a bar as well as steam showers. Patrons will have music, drinks, and relax their sore muscles in a hot tub.

 This is my dessert menu. The images were all created with Bing AI image generator. 🍰🍒🍫

Cherry Mountain Cake Indulge in our Cherry Mountain Cake, featuring layers of rich chocolate cake interspersed with succulent cherries and light, fluffy whipped cream. Topped with delicate chocolate shavings, each bite offers a harmonious blend of sweet cherries and decadent chocolate, a timeless combination reminiscent of mountain lodge desserts enjoyed for generations.

 

Clearly it was OFF by a huge margin. RESET

This cake makes me want to barf

 

The cherry mountain cake is just a rendition of the black forest german cake. But lets say, we make this a blackberry cake that uses blackberry liqueur. What will it look like?

Blackberry Forest Cake Recipe

Ingredients:
For the Chocolate Cake Layers:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
½ cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water
For the Whipped Cream Filling:
2 cups heavy whipping cream
¼ cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Blackberry Layer:
2 cups fresh blackberries, washed and drained
2 tablespoons blackberry liqueur (such as crème de mûre)
Decoration:
Additional whipped cream for frosting
Dark chocolate shavings
Fresh blackberries for garnish
Instructions:
Prepare the Chocolate Cake Layers:
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
In a large mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla extract. Beat until well combined.
Stir in boiling water (the batter will be thin).
Divide the batter evenly between the pans.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Let the cakes cool completely.
Whipped Cream Filling:
In a chilled mixing bowl, whip the heavy cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until stiff peaks form.
Assemble the Cake:
Place one chocolate cake layer on a serving plate. Brush the top with blackberry liqueur.
Spread a layer of whipped cream over the cake.
Arrange the fresh blackberries on top.
Place the second chocolate cake layer on top.
Frost the entire cake with whipped cream.
Decorate with dark chocolate shavings and fresh blackberries.
Chill and Serve:
Refrigerate the cake for at least 2 hours before serving.
Slice and enjoy this delightful Blackberry Forest Cake!
Feel free to adjust the quantities based on your preferences and savor the elegant blend of flavors! 🍰🍇🍫

Blackberry or Boysenberry Cobbler Delight in our Blackberry Cobbler, featuring sweet, ripe blackberries baked beneath a golden biscuit-like topping. Served warm with a scoop of creamy vanilla ice cream, each spoonful offers a delightful contrast of tart berries and buttery pastry, a beloved dessert that reflects the bounty of Washington State's summer harvest.

 

Boysenberry Cobbler Recipe

Ingredients:

• 6 tablespoons butter
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup milk
• ½ teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 cups boysenberries (or blackberries, raspberries, or other berries)
• 1 tablespoon turbinado sugar (for sprinkling)

Crème Brûlée Indulge in the classic elegance of our Crème Brûlée, a velvety vanilla custard with a perfectly caramelized sugar crust. Its smooth texture and rich flavor profile, developed over centuries of French culinary tradition, make it a timeless dessert that brings sophistication and satisfaction to every spoonful.

 I must admit AI is spitting out some crappy images today. 

So I put in various flavors that I like, just for inspiration