The spirited controversy that followed will be become, no
doubt, an embellished and often told family legend.
That’s what we do in our family….we embellish snippets of
harmless stories; it’s more fun and memorable that way.
Case in point, I offer an old, but unforgettable,
exaggeration: “Aunt Mary won $100 in Atlantic City .” That statement
is what really happened. The next month…“Did you hear about Aunt Mary winning
$1000 in Atlantic City ?” By Thanksgiving…“How about Aunt Mary winning
$10,000 in Vegas!”
What the hell was Aunt Mary doing in Vegas??!!
Anyway, some might be uncomfortable with the ruckus that
often takes place in our family, especially when we are all together; we call
it motivational speaking.
I did manage to secure the magazine (that I will dutifully
return) so that I could make these little jewels:
How adorable are they?
I used a Duncan Hines Spice Cake mix and filled the mini Bundt
cake pans ½ way and baked for 17 minutes.
Once the cupcakes are baked, let them cool on a rack.
Cut the tops off of each cupcake.
Decorate as desired. I
tinted cream cheese icing orange, placed a broken pretzel stick in the center
for a stem and piped on some green vines on each "pumpkin." The
magazine included directions to drizzle icing or to roll each cupcake in orange
sprinkles. My versions of these treats aren't quite as perfect as those pictured on the magazine cover, but they sure are tasty!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
From:
simplyrecipes.com
Ingredients
1/2 cup of butter (1
stick), room temperature
8 oz of Philly cream
cheese (1 package), room temperature2 - 3 cups of powdered sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Directions
With an electric mixer, mix the butter and cream cheese
together, about 3 minutes on medium speed until very smooth. Scrape down the
sides and bottom of the bowl to ensure even mixing. Add the vanilla extract and mix. Slowly add
the powdered sugar. Keep adding until you get to desired sweetness and
thickness. Either spread on with a blunt knife or spatula, or spoon into a
piping bag to decorate your cake or cupcake.
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