First Class Desserts Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth in Flight

From bespoke scoops to Belgian chocolates, these treats are cleared for takeoff.

ByABC News
February 24, 2014, 6:35 PM
The interior of the Emirates A380, showing the Executive section.
The interior of the Emirates A380, showing the Executive section.
Courtesy Emirates

Feb. 25, 2014— -- If you've ever lusted after the Twitter feed for San Francisco-based ice cream parlor Humphry Slocumbe and lamented not living in the Golden City, prepare to rejoice: A recent revamp to Virgin America's First Class in-flight menu is bringing the luscious scoops to long-haul flights between San Francisco and Los Angeles to Newark, New York, Boston and Washington, D.C.

Before the new menu officially debuts on March 4, fans can even vote on which custom flavor they'd like to see featured beside Tahitian Vanilla by tweeting one of three choices at the airline until February 28.

In the running are #ButterByMoodlight, a creamy combination of brown butter and blueberry glaze; #RedHotBanana, combining buttery banana cream with sweet cinnamon spice from mashed Red Hot candies; and #CoconutBlondAmbition, "a nod to Virgin Group’s inimitable founder Sir Richard Branson," according to an airline representative. In the concoction "Humphry Slocombe’s signature vanilla marshmallow fluff mingles with lemon citrus sorbet and a creamy coconut finish."

PHOTO: Virgin America’s "First Class Menu" will soon feature a signature ice cream flavor created by San Francisco-based parlor Humphry Slocumbe.
Virgin America’s "First Class Menu" will soon feature a signature ice cream flavor created by San Francisco-based parlor Humphry Slocumbe.

Virgin America isn't the only airline that appeals to a First Class passenger with a sweet tooth. Here are three more delights that enhance the splurge.

PHOTO: The first class private suite of Emirates Airline.
The first class private suite of Emirates Airline.
PHOTO: After dinner, Brussels Airlines passes a box of Neuhaus Belgium Chocolates to passengers in premium seating.
After dinner, Brussels Airlines passes a box of Neuhaus Belgium Chocolates to passengers in premium seating.
PHOTO: Signature Sundae on American Airlines
Signature Sundae on American Airlines

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