Apple Upside-Down Cake: decidedly decadent! Don’t you want to just pick up your fork and stab the computer screen right about now? This apple upside-down cake, with its drizzle – no, make that a flood – of apple-flavored caramel, oozing over the top and dripping down the sides, is probably the most over-the-top apple dessert I’ve ever eaten. Never mind probably; it IS the most ridiculously delicious apple anything I’ve ever had. Trust me, it was SO tough when Sue and Andrea, my fellow test kitchen bakers, were testing this recipe. And testing, and testing, and testing… Sue: “What do you think, is the caramel too thin?” Me: “It’s perfect.” Sue: “Well, I think it could be a LITTLE bit thicker…” So she’d make it again. Sue: “What do you think? Me: “It’s unbelievable. Sue: “I think it could be just a TOUCH firmer…” On and on it went. Then came time for catalogue photography. Poor us, here at King Arthur; we had to eat ALL those “failures.” I finally had to physically avoid the employee kitchen, where the sampling goes on.
Next, the syrup. Mini Pumpkin Pies in a Muffin Tin. I love to bake in muffin tins. They are cute, bite-sized, and cook up so much faster. I’ve shared Muffin Tin Meatloaves and Pop Up Pancakes in Muffin Tins. Today, I’ve baked cute mini pumpkin pies in a muffin tin. They make for perfect individual portions. These would be a great way to prepare your pie for dessert this Thanksgiving. Recipe for Muffin Tin Pumpkin Pies: pumpkin pie filling for one 9-inch pie2 9-inch pie crust doughs – pre-made from a box or I love this recipe from Martha Stewartbowl or round cookie cutter 4 inches in diametermuffin tinwhipped cream Makes 12 mini pumpkin pies 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Now it’s ready for guests to enjoy after a delicious dinner. Tagged as: pie, pumpkin, thanksgiving Written by Marie LeBaron Marie is founder and managing editor of Make and Takes, and author of the book, Make and Takes for Kids. Election Day Bake Sale - Part 1. Today was the Election Day Bake Sale for Coco's 5th grade class. I don't know if I am glad there are TWO elections in our town this year because I am exhausted after the first! Even my mixer was tired!
I do want to note again: I have a TINY kitchen here in the Little Red House. This was a big undertaking. I was also ready to really change up what I do every year. And while I avoided the chocolate chip cookies and pumpkin bread I did have these on hand: and made a LOT of this: I also packaged up about 15 bags of Candy Corn Bark which Lindsey at Lee La La posted.
You just melt it and pour it onto the parchment on a cookie sheet After letting it sit in the fridge for an hour you 'crack' it. But - really can you picture anything cuter on the Bake Sale Table today?!?! More to come! Part TWO tomorrow!!! Pumpkin Muffins. Back to school means cooking for myself again. I've been pinning all kinds of recipes to my "yum" board in preparation. This one was first on my list. There's only two ingredients. That's right, just the cake mix and the pumpkin (15 oz.). No oil, no eggs, no water, nothing else. It felt kind of strange not to add any liquids to the mix but it came together nicely into a thick batter. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Add a dusting of powdered sugar, or better yet some homemade cream cheese frosting for added awesomeness. Yum! *Update* Made these with chocolate mix too.
Toffee Crunch Cupcake. Toffee Crunch Cupcake Toffee Crunch Cupcake with Caramel Frosting ~ Grab your toffee crunch in a cupcake crumb with a little caramel frosting dipped in some chocolate and rimmed with chocolate covered toffee bits. Its decadence meets gluttony-but should a cupcake be anything else but that? Toffee Crunch Cupcakes If you haven’t noticed by now, I don’t have a subtle hand when it comes to cupcake decorating. I like my cupcakes loud, obnoxious, over stuffed, overfilled, and over frosted-basically over the top. Which is funny because that is totally the opposite of me? When I say opposite, I’m not a loud a person, I’m about as a loud as 5 foot tall person and cat pieced together can be.
As for the over frosted-WAY not me. About the only thing I have in common with my loud cupcake is not being able to get enough of them. So get ready for a serious week of eats! Printthis recipe Saveto recipe box Toffee Crunch Cupcakes Ingredients: Cupcake Caramel Frosting Chocolate Dipping Sauce Directions: Preparation. Top-quality baking recipes - King Arthur Flour. How to pipe buttercream flowers in Decoration stuff for cupcakes and muffins.