On your next visit to Temple Square you could be dining at The Roof Restaurant for FREE!  Located on the 10th floor of The Joseph Smith Memorial Building, this exquisite restaurant provides one of the best views of the Salt Lake Temple.  This is a unique fine dining experience with delicious buffet options and a bounty of delectable desserts!

So how do you win this dinner for two experience?  The Roof Restaurant is giving this amazing gift to one of their lucky Facebook fans!  As if the dinner wasn’t enough, the dinner for two gift card comes all wrapped up in a beautiful gift basket which also includes the NEW Lion House Pies cookbook, a box of chocolate truffles, and sparkling grape juice for two!  What a fun holiday gift!

You can enter the Facebook drawing by becoming a fan of The Roof Restaurant and checking out the ‘Double the Fans’ giveaway located in the giveaway tab at the top of the page.  The lucky winner will be chosen on January 1, 2011, so hurry and enter the drawing! www.facebook.com/theroofrestaurant

This is a fun chance to make your next Temple Square visit that much more memorable! Happy New Year! We hope to see you soon!

Makes 10 servings

3 cups whipping cream

¼ cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

6 egg yolks

¼ cup sugar

¼ cup sugar

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. In a medium heavy saucepan heat whipping cream just until it comes to a boil. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl whisk egg yolks, sugar and vanilla until combined. Gradually whisk warm cream into egg yolks mixture. In a small saucepan melt and burn sugar to light caramel color and gradually whisk into mixture until well blended.

Place ten- 2 ounce ramekins in a 13×9 inch baking pan. Divide cream mixture evenly in ramekins. Place baking pan into oven and pour hot water into baking pan until about ¼ inch deep.

Bake for 35-40 minutes (until the centers appear set when gently shaken). Remove ramekins from water, cool and chill.

To serve, sprinkle the extra ¼ cup sugar evenly over the top of the custards. Burn the sugar using blow torch until caramel brown.  Garnish with fresh berries.

1 ½ pounds cream cheese (room temperature)

1 cup granulated sugar

½ cup sour cream

6 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

½ teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon orange zest (optional)

Blend cream cheese and sugar in a 5 quart mixer with a paddle attachment.  Scrape down the bowl several times during mixing.  Add sour cream, eggs, and remaining ingredients and blend until smooth.

Graham Cracker Crust

8 ounces graham cracker crumbs

3-4 ounces melted butter

1 ounce sugar

Blend ingredients using a hand whisk.  Press mixture evenly into the bottom of a spring form pan.  Pour cream cheese mixture over the crust and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.  It is important to place another baking dish with an inch of water in it on the rack below the cheesecake to create a moist baking environment.

Garnish with whipping cream and fruit sauce.

1 cup salad oil

4 eggs

2 cups sugar

½ cup golden raisins

3 cups shredded raw carrot

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

2 cups all-purpose flour

In a large bowl combine sugar, oil, and eggs mixing until creamy.  Add dry ingredients and mix well.  Stir in golden raisins and shredded carrot and beat until well blended.  Pour batter into a prepared 8×10-inch greased pan and bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.  Place on cooling rack, when completely cool frost with Cream Cheese Icing.

Cream Cheese Icing

1 pound cream cheese

½ cup butter

5 cups powdered sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla

Beat cream cheese and butter until blended.  Add powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth and fluffy.

December 14-25

Temple Square’s family of restaurants is giving away prizes every day during the Twelve Days of Christmas!

Win great prizes like dinner for two at The Garden Restaurant, Lion House pies, gift cards and more!

To enter the giveaway, fill out the short form on any of the Temple Square restaurant Facebook pages        (The Nauvoo Café, The Garden Restaurant, The Roof Restaurant, and The Lion House Pantry).  The entry form is located under the Christmas tab.  Winners will be randomly selected from these entries.  Some giveaway prizes will require a little more interaction, such as commenting on a Facebook page or being a member of our texting clubs.  Keep checking our Facebook pages or dining blog for these daily updates!  Every day is a new surprise giveaway, so stay tuned to find out what tomorrow’s gift will be! We wish you a very Merry Christmas and wonderful New Year!!

Check out the upcoming prizes:

Day 1 (Dec. 14)- One Lion House Pie

Day 2 (Dec. 15) – Dinner for Two at The Garden Restaurant ($50 value). – The winner of this prize needs to be a member of The Garden Restaurant text club.  Feel free to enter the club by texting the word ‘Christmas’ to 91011.  You’ll receive special instructions on how to enter to win this gift!

Day 3 (Dec. 16)- 3 Lion House Box Mixes (Rolls, Brownies, and Raspberry Muffins)

Day 4 (Dec. 17) – 4 Mormon Tabernacle Christmas CD’s. These will be given to the first 4 people to write their favorite Christmas song on the Nauvoo Cafe Facebook page! ‘It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year!!’

DAY 5 (Dec.18)-Free Fried Pickle Appetizer at The Garden Restaurant!

DAY 6 (Dec.19)-6 Free Cups of Hot Chocolate at The Nauvoo Cafe (so you and all your family or friends can come together)!  Merry Christmas!

DAY 7 (Dec. 20)- The NEW Lion House Cookbook! Enter by commenting on The Lion House Pantry Facebook Page to tell us what your favorite holiday recipe is!

DAY 8 (Dec. 21)- 8 Lion House Cookies

DAY 9 (Dec. 22)- We’re giving away 3 sleeves of Temple Square Hospitality golf balls to 3 different people! (These individuals will be selected randomly, so enter through the Christmas tab on any of our Facebook pages if you haven’t already!)

DAY 10 (Dec. 23)- $10 Gift Card to The Nauvoo Cafe! Become a text club member to enter to win! Text ‘cafe’ to 91011.  Merry Christmas!

DAY 11 (Dec. 24)- 11 boxes of chocolate truffles from The Roof Restaurant! 11 lucky Facebook fans will be  chosen to receive 1 box of truffles!

*DAY 12 (Dec. 25)- 12 Lion House Rolls!

*Day 12 winner will be announced on December 24.

Birthday celebrations at The Garden Restaurant have just been elevated to a whole new level!  Now your birthdays will be enhanced by launching a balloon out of the retractable roof and sending your birthday wishes high above the clouds!!  Come and celebrate this new tradition with us on your special day! We’d love to see you there!