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Maple Bourbon Walnut Angel Food Cake

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Maple Bourbon Walnut Angel Food Cake

There were two birthday desserts that were staples in our house growing up – chocolate éclair and angel food cake. I often opted for the angel food cake and my mom would make her special raspberry glaze to drizzle over the top. Seriously, my mouth is watering just thinking about it!

Maple Bourbon Walnut Angel Food Cake

Over the years, angel food cake is still a family favorite, but my sister has up the ante by making it from scratch! Yes, from scratch! I’m still not at her level and cut corners by baking a box mix, but I try to make up for it with the icing. This time around I whipped together a maple bourbon glaze and sprinkled walnuts on top of the cake. It’s interesting how the simplest tweak to a recipe can make it feel fresh and new.

Maple Bourbon Walnut Angel Food Cake

Maple Bourbon Walnut Angel Food Cake

Ingredients:

  • Angel food cake mix (and require ingredients)
  • 1 C. powdered sugar
  • 2 Tbs. bourbon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/4 C. crushed walnuts

Directions:

  • Bake angel food cake according to instructions and let cool
  • Mix the powdered sugar, bourbon, vanilla and salt until smooth
  • Drizzle the bourbon glaze over the cake and garnish with walnuts

Halloween Goblin Cocktail

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Halloween Goblin Cocktail

Whether you are hosting a Halloween party or planning on a cozy evening at home, this spooky Goblin cocktail is sure to put you in the festive mood! Bonus: This simple recipe won’t leave you stranded in a grocery aisle hopelessly looking for obscure ingredients. We’ve all experienced that one too many times! (Darn you, elderflower syrup.)

Halloween Goblin Cocktail

This is a simple cocktail, but you can spice it up by using spooky Halloween gummy candy as a garnish. I choose gummy eyeballs, but if you can’t find them at your grocery store gummy worms would work as well!

Halloween Goblin Cocktail

Halloween Goblin Cocktail

Ingredients:

  • Cranberry Juice
  • Vodka
  • Black sugar sprinkles
  • Gummy eyeballs

Directions:

  1. Evenly distribute black sugar sprinkles onto a plate. Using a damp paper towel, wet the rim of the glass and place on to the plate to coat the rim in sprinkles.
  2. Pour one shot of vodka into the glass and top with cranberry juice
  3. Garnish with gummy eyeballs and enjoy!

Pumpkin Spice Scones

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Pumpkin Spice Scones with Cream Cheese Frosting

October is in full swing and there’s no denying it – fall has arrived. While it’s bittersweet to pack away my sundresses and flip flops, there is an element of excitement with the change in season. Fall scarves, cozy boots and the infamous pumpkin spice latte are all perks of saying farewell to summer.

Pumpkin Spice Scones with Cream Cheese Frosting

While baking these scones, the sweet smell of pumpkin spice enveloped our home and brought the festive spirit alive. Not soon after, I was rummaging around in our closet pulling out all of our fall decorations. It’s funny how the simple act of baking can lift your spirits and get you excited for the change in season (it’s no secret that I’ve been mourning the end of summer…)

Pumpkin Spice Scones with Cream Cheese Frosting

Drizzled with cream cheese frosting, these pumpkin spice scones were the perfect way to welcome fall into our home. They are best enjoyed warm, right out of the oven, but if you wait to share them with coworkers I know they won’t mind!

Pumpkin Spice Scones with Cream Cheese Frosting

 

Ingredients:

Scones:

  • 2 C flour
  • 1 Tbs. baking powder
  • 1/3 C honey
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp ground ginger
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • ¼ tsp allspice
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1/3 C coconut oil, solid
  • ¾ C pumpkin puree
  • 3 Tbs milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Frosting:

  • 4 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 2 C. powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp. vanilla exctract
  • pinch of salt

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400˙
  2. Lightly grease scone pan, set aside
  3. In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Add in the coconut oil and use a fork to mix it into the dry ingredients until it forms coarse crumbs
  4. Add in the wet and knead until well incorporated
  5. Spoon dough into scone mold and bake for 10-17 minutes or until golden
  6. While the scones cool, beat together the frosting ingredients until creamy. Refrigerate until ready to use
  7. When scones are cooled, drizzle the cream cheese frosting over the scones