My son's first school turkey art project :-)
Which if you haven't checked out my Christmas board yet?
You should, it is super cute.
Anyways this first recipe comes to us from Une-deux Senses : Pumpkin Pie Cupcakes !! I originally was planning to cheat and use a box cake with some cinnamon added to it until I read the whole recipe the day of baking and it just made sense to make it all from scratch ( my luck I would have cheated and ruined all of the hard work) The first thing I did was prepare the icing (pictured above) which did not have the normal consistency that I had expected so I thought pictures might help those as clueless as me to this new way of using pumpkin.
While the icing was baking, I prepared the cake batter. Which again did not have the normal consistency, it was very thick...don't forget to bake the graham cracker crumbs for a couple minutes before putting the batter in ! *I used my food processor and some store brand graham crackers to make the crust fast easy and now I can say it is all homemade :-)
I refrigerated the icing tightly sealed and the cupcakes very well Since we didn't end up eating any of these actually on Thanksgiving - but several days later. They tasted fabulous so I would suggest this recipe as a make ahead next year so your not baking everything in one day.
I'm super happy they stayed so well refrigerated. Sometimes we let one or two sit out a bit before eating to be more room temperature but the rest we just inhaled :-)


Some other goodies I made with the kids were these adorable turkey sugar cookies and Pumpkin Pie Bars made with cream cheese for a smoother taste. The kids and I threw some cool whip on the pumpkin bars and had them for breakfast the next day haha ! Delish !!
We had a great Thanksgiving (2012) with my in-laws. We all went to the park ate some great food and Mike and I left early to do some Black Friday shopping. Nothing crazy just some board games and tupperware really.
Here is a picture of Sophia helping me bake and the boys thinking they were being sneaky taking some of the deviled eggs ! I see you boys......I know this post is quite the bit late but late is better than never ! I hope you all had an awesome Thanksgiving and look forward to chatting with you about Christmas recipes and craft/gift ideas ! <3
Oh and I almost forgot the best part! Mike and I got engaged over the weekend !!! After 5 years together and 2 kids its about time ... The funny thing is he was showing the ring to our 4 year old when he snatched out of his hands and ran down the stairs to ask me, "Mommy will you please marry daddy?" Best moment EVER !!!!!
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