Halloween Special: Pumpkin Chocolate Cake

Welcome to the Halloween party.  This video is perfect for your Halloween spread.  I give you a collaboration of 5 items to make for your guests with the help of my Tastemade friends.  Also, to finish this cake you will need the recipe to my
Orange Cream Cheese frosting
at bottom

and my Chocolate Ganache
at the bottom

Pumpkin Chocolate Cake

add the dry ingridents in a bowl

2 1/2 c. flour

1 c. cocoa powder

1 tbs. baking powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp nutmeg

2 1/4 tsp. cinnamon

another bowl add

1 1/2 c. pumpkin puree

3/4 c. buttermilk

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

in a kitchen aid or electric mixer

2 1/4 sticks butter

1 1/2 c. brown sugar

1 1/2 c. sugar

mix and cream together

add 5 eggs one at a time

then alternate the dry ingredients with the pumpkin mixture till it comes together

Bake @ 350 for 30-35 mins

let cool before layering

add the orange cream cheese frosting we made last week in the middle and cover

then pour ganache on top for an eerie effect.

enjoy..

Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

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How to make Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

Ever wished you could just put frosting on everything?  Well, if we all did that we would weight a ton. But this frosting is perfect for the Halloween season, and or topping on to cupcakes, cinnamon rolls, the would is your oyster:)
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Orange Cream Cheese Frosting

8oz. cream cheese

1/4 c. butter

cream together

then add

zest from one orange and then juice

cream together

then

add

4 c. powder sugar

keep creaming till it all comes together

add any color or food coloring

but this is going to be orange to go in my pumpkin chocolate cake for next week.

enjoy...

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Chocolate Cake:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E-ZAjCoL2s

Cinnamon Rolls:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMnbaO_bD2s

Cream Cheese Monkey Bread + Cake Talk

My friends Ben and Heather have been on the road off and on.  So they were making a pit stop as an over night guest at my house till there next adventure to NY.  I knew I probably wouldn't even see them since they were arriving at 2am, and their time clocks would be off coming in from London.  So I whipped up this fun recipe for their arrival.


Inside this cinnamon, sugary, monkey bread I have hidden some delicious cream cheese.  This bread is perfect in the morning since it has a short cut to making it quick and easy.  Don't feel guilty if you go back for another...

Cream Cheese Monkey Bread

2 pack of flakey biscuit dough

1 (8oz) cream cheese

cube 20 pieces of cream cheese 

take10 rounds of dough and 10 cream cheese cubes and place in the middle of dough

with non stick spray make sure a bunt pan is well sprayed

place the 10 round ball side by side in bunt pan 

take 3/4 butter and melt

then pour on top of dough and sprinkle with sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon

then repeat

10 more doughs with 10 cream cheese cubes and place in dough

then turn upside down to seal in the cream cheese

then pour butter on top of dough and sprinkle with sugar, brown sugar,and cinnamon

place in oven 350 for 40 mins

Watch the How To Video. CLick this...

I woke up the next morning 2 pieces were missing with a sweet note.  Be safe Ben & Heather miss you come back soon! xoxo

Mozzarella Bites Perfect for a Football Treat + Cake Talk

Who is ready for some football?  Most of the time I am being dragged to some bar to watch the game and end up ordering fried Mozzarella sticks. (nom nom) So this got me thinking I wanna make some for the next football game party or any party that I host.  So here this week I recreated those sticks and baked them instead of fried.

Click this to take you to the HOW TO VIDEO:)

Mozzarella Bites

buy some string cheese

crack one egg in a bowl

in another bowl add Italian bread crumbs

dip the cheese in egg then crumbs repeat

place on a baking tray

Bake @ 350 for 7-9 mins

enjoy..

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