Happy Birthday Victoria!

A cake full of roses..... Had so much fun doing the cake. Yellow cake with raspberry creme filling and buttercream icing. Happy BDay Sweatheart! You are a wonderful person. Glad to know you!

Pumpkin Cheesecake

• CRUST:
• 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• FILLING:
• 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
• 1-1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• TOPPING:
• 2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 12 to 16 pecan halves

Directions

• In a small bowl, combine the graham cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press into the bottom of a 9-in. springform pan; chill.
• For filling, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs, beat on low speed just until combined. Stir in the pumpkin, spices and salt.
• Pour into crust. Place pan on a baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 50 minutes.
• Meanwhile, for topping, combine the sour cream, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Spread over filling; return to the oven for 5 minutes. Cool on rack for 10 minutes. Carefully run a knife around the edge of pan to loosen; cool 1 hour longer.
• Refrigerate overnight. Remove sides of pan. Garnish each slice with a pecan half. Refrigerate leftovers.

I didn't made the graham crust. I used a pie crust.

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Taste of home recipe

• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• FROSTING:
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• water or lemon juice
• cinnamon

Directions

• In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugars until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
• Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• For frosting, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners’ sugar with enough water or lemon juice to achieve frosting consistency. Frost cookies; sprinkle with cinnamon.                                     

Thanksgiving Cookies

This years Thanksgiving cookies. The scare crow looks more like a snowman :-( but I'll try another style next year. ;-)

Yellow Zucchini Cake

I got a lot of delicious yellow zucchini's. I asked myself what can I do with them? I found an amazing recipe. The cake was so moist and delicious. I would do it again. Thanks tasty kitchen for the amazing recipe.

FOR THE CAKE:

• 2 cups All-purpose Flour 
• 2 teaspoons Baking Powder 
• 2 teaspoons Baking Soda 
• 2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon 
•  ½ teaspoons Salt 
• 2 cups Sugar 
• 1-½ cup Vegetable Oil 
• 4 pieces Large Egg 
• 3 cups Shredded Yellow Zucchini 

FOR THE FROSTING:

• 2 cups Powdered Sugar 
•  ⅓ cups Sour Cream, Room Temperature 
• ¼ cups Butter, Softened
•  ¾ teaspoons Vanilla Extract 
•  ⅛ teaspoons Salt 
• 3 Tablespoons Toasted Walnuts, Chopped, To Sprinkle On Top (I used mini chocoalte chips instead of nuts) 

Preheat oven to 325ºF. Grease a 9-inch cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together sugar and oil until well blended. Add eggs, mix well. Fold in zucchini. Add in the flour mixture. Beat until well combined. Pour batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cake cool completely before frosting. To prepare frosting, mix all frosting ingredients in a medium bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Pour frosting over the top of cooled cake. Sprinkle toasted walnuts on top.