One of the things I miss the most about Indiana is Autumn. It’s a beautiful season, made even more lovely by the warm colors of the trees, Thanksgiving feasts with family and almost best of all – it’s pumpkin season! Okay, okay, I admit that I do get a bit of pumpkin-overload during these Autumn…
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Amaretti Pumpkin Donuts With Espresso Icing
I’m actually speechless right now. I can’t even begin to tell you how amazing these donuts are. How can I describe them? What about this… Almond-scented pumpkin spice baked donuts with Vanilla Amaretti-spiked icing and sprinkled with crunchy, toasted amaretti crumble. Okay, maybe that’s a bit of a mouthful, so don’t worry about giving these…
A Harry Potter Birthday Party
My daughter, who is into all things Harry Potter, turned 10 recently. Of course, she wanted a Harry Potter birthday party. I rolled my eyes, thinking of the planning that would need to go into this party – wands, specially-named lollies, potions, label-making. I had no idea how I was going to do this, as…
Biscoff Pumpkin Pie
This post is full of exciting stuff; I don’t even know where to begin! It’s got Biscoff, it’s got pumpkin pie, it’s got my first successful attempt at making my own pie crust! But first of all, what is it that I actually baked that’s gotten me so excited?
Halloween & Autumn Cupcakes
Can you believe Halloween is just around the corner? It certainly doesn’t feel like it’s been a full one year since the last one. I could swear that time is speeding up. Just for the time it takes you to read this post, I’d like to take you back in time to last year’s Halloween.
Pumpkin Walnut Cheesecake
Cheesecakes are not one of my favorite dessert foods. It’s the cream cheese that I don’t like. I like cream cheese when it’s sweetened, like in frosting, or when mixed into muffins, but I don’t like it on its own or when the flavor of the cream cheese is too prominent.
Dulce De Leche Pumpkin Cupcakes
Unfortunately, dulce de leche isn’t available in most stores, but you can make it yourself at home quite easily with a can of sweetened condensed milk. There are many methods to do this – you can boil the can, opened or unopened for a few hours; you can use an oven; you can use a…
Easy As Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
In Parke County, Indiana there is an annual event known as the Covered Bridge Festival that runs for a week in early October (it actually starts today, too bad it is rainy and dreary!). Parke County is famous for its 32 covered bridges, and has festivals throughout the entire county each year to celebrate their…
Zombie Halloween Cupcakes
A couple of weeks ago I was leisurely browsing through Bake It Pretty, in particular the Halloween decorations. When I saw the zombie hand cupcake toppers, I knew I had to order them and make a batch of Halloween cupcakes. I have never made a Halloween cupcake before; the closest I’ve came were these pumpkin…
Pumpkin Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting
I am a member of a neighborhood women’s group that meets every month. This month’s meeting has an Autumn theme and members can bring their favorite Autumn foods. Of course, I had to bake pumpkin cupcakes! These pumpkin cupcakes are absolutely delicious, soft and moist. I am so pleased with the way they turned out….
