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#GreatHallowTweet – Pumpkin Cupcakes

Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets

Happy Halloween! My final post for the #GreatHallowTweet bloghop also doubles as my post for this month’s Flavor of the Month, which is pumpkin. So, I give you these pumpkin cupcakes, all dressed up for Halloween! I took a tray of these to work on Thursday, and they were gone in an instant. You can [...]

Tags: cake, cupcakes, flavor of the month, greathallowtweet, pumpkin

Read more | Comments (11) | October 31, 2009

#GreatHallowTweet – Tombstone Brownies

Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets

I’m having so much fun with the #GreatHallowTweet bloghop! These Milan tombstone brownies were actually the first idea I had when I was trying to decide on what Halloween treats to make. The actual “tombstones” are based on the Milan cookies I made for the July Daring Baker Challenge, except I halved the recipe and filled them [...]

Tags: brownie, chocolate, cookie, ganache, greathallowtweet

Read more | Comments (12) | October 29, 2009

#GreatHallowTweet – Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Pumpkin Buttercream Frosting

Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets

To lessen the blow of my Daring Baker fail this month, I wanted to post again for the #GreatHallowTweet bloghop hosted by Renee! I made this cake for my family when they were visiting a couple weekends ago (and made them take it home with them so that I didn’t eat the whole thing). It’s [...]

Tags: cake, greathallowtweet, pumpkin

Read more | Comments (12) | October 27, 2009

Daring Baker Challenge: Macarons

Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets

The 2009 October Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to us by Ami S. She chose macarons from Claudia Fleming’s The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern as the challenge recipe. Look familiar? That’s because I made these macarons back in August. Each month I try very hard to be true to the Daring Baker challenge [...]

Tags: cookie, daring baker

Read more | Comments (12) | October 27, 2009

#GreatHallowTweet – Spooky Sandwich Cookies with Pumpkin Buttercream Filling

Posted by Tracy | Filed under desserts & sweets

The #GreatHallowTweet begins today, hosted by Renee! I’m kicking off the festivities on my blog with these spooky sandwich cookies filled with pumpkin buttercream. But be sure (and beware!) to click on the links in my sidebar to see more fun Halloween treats! Here’s what you’ll need to make the sandwich cookies: Your favorite sugar [...]