Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes

There is a recipe going around the web for a cake with only 2 ingredients: mix and a can of pumpkin. I figured the best way to go about this was to mix it up a bit and make some Thanksgiving cupcakes instead!


Mix the can of pumpkin with the cake mix, I used yellow cake mix. Then I added some pumping spice, ok I added A LOT of pumpkin spice, the more the better I say!

I have to admit- I added a little brown sugar to the mix as well, what can I say I'm a sucker for sugar!

You continue as you would when you make regular cupcakes, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and scoop mix into paper cups, easy peasy.

Then go ahead and throw them in the oven! It took mine about minutes to look perfect.


Meanwhile: Mix which ever frosting you prefer with some cinnamon and put in the fridge to thicken up.

Did the clean knife test on one of them and brought them out to cool.

* Reminder: Cupcakes MUST cool completely or else the icing will melt and it will be a total disaster. Patience is key.


Time to frost them! I cannot do any kind of fancy frosting but have fun with it! Enjoy!

Banoffee Pie!

Today, while roaming the endless pages of Pinterest, I discovered the most amazing looking pie EVER. Had to try it, the banana toffee pie, should be tasty. Lets start an adventure!

Made the graham cracker crusts (totally easy) and filled them with bananas! Just wish that I had the right size pie plate, but a girl's got to work with what she has.







 

Boiled the can of sweetened condensed milk for 2.5 WHOLE HOURS! I thought for sure it was going to explode or something! Thankfully, it didn't and now it just needs to cool!

Ok I admit I was a little weary of this science experiment, but it came out amazing! Confession: I licked the knife after. 

Mistake number one: Didn't thaw out the whipped cream. Zapping it in the microwave in hopes of being able to use it faster.

Mistake number two: Put it in the microwave for too long. Oh well, still works, just has to cool and get thick again!

Mission Accomplished!! Just wish I had some chocolate shavings to sprinkle on top! Thanks Brooklyn Limestone for introducing me!

The recipe: http://www.brooklynlimestone.com/2010/08/recipe-banoffee-danger-pie.html#.Trrt_-vnaes

Firsts: 

Graham Cracker Crust

Making Dulce de Leche out of Sweetened Condensed Milk