From lovable characters to an office setting that has become a cult favorite; from memorable characters to a unique, experimental style of storytelling, ‘The Office’ has a lot to offer. Here are some desserts in honor of the show.
The Office is a vastly successful show. The mockumentary format added a brilliant layer of entertainment and humor for the viewer, and it continues to charm old and new fans alike.
Watching Michael Scott’s sensitive evolution over the years, Dwight Schrute’s peculiarities and Pam and Jim’s love story play out on the screen has been an emotional and fulfilling journey for many. Therefore, bringing the spirit of The Office into your dessert creations can be a delightful way to pay homage to the iconic sitcom. From classic The Office treats to creative desserts inspired by the show's memorable moments, here are some dessert ideas inspired by the show that will make your guests’ taste buds tingle as much as the theme will fill them with nostalgia.
For your next office party, bake a batch of decadent chocolate or vanilla cupcakes. Decorate them with fondant toppers featuring the iconic "World's Best Boss" mug, complete with the Dunder Mifflin logo. While you can get as creative as you want, remember to retain the stock photo-ish black and white simplicity of the mugs. Alternatively, buy a couple of world’s best boss mugs, easily available on the market, and bake mug cakes in them! Then gift the mugs to your colleagues.
Create a moist and flavorful beet cake, paying tribute to Dwight Schrute's family farm. Frost the cake with cream cheese icing and garnish with beet slices. Add a fondant beet decoration on top. Alternatively, create a beet cake and cover it in brown fondant. Go ahead and recreate a farm on the top of the cake, adding fondant hay and mud. Then add the "Schrute Farms" sign on the side.
Bake sugar cookies shaped like bears, beets, and stars (for Battlestar Galactica), and decorate them with royal icing. You can also create cookie sandwiches by filling two bear-shaped cookies with beet-flavored buttercream. Write "Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica" on some of the cookies using edible markers. For a more grand dessert, bake a cake and add these cookies as toppings. With fondant, remember to create two slightly different looking Dwight Schrutes. We’re sure you understand why!
Bake star-shaped sugar cookies and decorate them to resemble Dundie Awards. Use gold icing for the stars and add different frosting colors to represent the categories of the awards, such as "Whitest Sneakers" or "Hottest in the Office." Or, create your own categories and decide beforehand who in the party will get which award. Write the category name using edible markers or paint.
Celebrate Stanley's favorite day by baking soft and salty mini pretzels. For a fun dessert twist, bake a cake, coat it with a generous layer of frosting, and then press the pretzels onto the cake while they are still warm. Drizzle chocolate and caramel sauces on them. The sweet and savory combination is sure to be a culinary adventure for you and your guests. Add an edible ink image of Stanley on the side, eyeing the pretzels!
This one’s for your next movie night! Call some friends over, perhaps for a The Office marathon. Prepare a large batch of popcorn and drizzle it with melted white and dark chocolate to create a marbled effect. Sprinkle red, black, and silver edible glitter or colored sugar on top. Serve the popcorn in individual paper cones labeled "Threat Level Midnight Popcorn."
Make classic peanut butter cupcakes with a surprise jelly filling inside. Frost the cupcakes with peanut butter icing and drizzle them with a thin layer of warmed jelly. Top each cupcake with a fondant heart, symbolizing Jim and Pam's love story. With these cupcakes, create a bouquet and send it to the special someone in your life. Add a note which reads: “When you're a kid, you assume your parents are soulmates. My kids are gonna be right about that.”
Bake a basic square cake and cover it in white fondant. Make elements from the Dunder Mifflin office the show is set in. Add several fondant-made file cabinets in one corner. Add desks in the middle, and a receptionist’s desk on the side. Remember details like stacks of paper and the painting Pam created of the office building.