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Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Pumpkin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting  are hands down one of the best fall treats! They are deliciously pumpkiny, perfectly soft and moist, and they have a perfect autumn spice blend. These are perfect for a weekend dessert or for just about any celebration, at any time of the year. Why wait for fall for every year these decadent cupcakes?? I mean I’d be totally excited to have these on my birthday in the middle of the summer! And you may even find people reaching for these instead of that pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving this year. Their flavor is so irresistible and everyone will fall in love with this luscious Cream Cheese Frosting. Ingredients Needed for the Cupcakes All-purpose flour Baking powder and baking soda Salt Spices including cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves Unsalted butter Vegetable oil Brown sugar and granulated sugar Eggs Vanilla Canned pumpkin Orange juice How to Make Pumpkin Cupcakes Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together dry ingredients. In an electric ...

Pumpkin Brulee Cheesecake Bars

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At least once during fall you need to make pumpkin cheesecake right? This year I decided to go with a bruleed version because I remember last year seeing bruleed pumpkin pies and cheesecakes all over the place and they always looked amazing! Well these Pumpkin Bruleed Cheesecake bars are just that and more! The most definitely will not disappoint! I made these two times to try and get that perfect cheesecake consistency. The trick was in reducing the liquid in the pumpkin puree simply by wrapping it in paper towels to remove some of the excess moisture. It’s a trick I like to do with pumpkin on occasion when I’m baking because it has such a high water content so sometimes it just helps to take some of that out. It took the batter from a runny soup to a batter more similar to a regular cheesecake, meaning it gave a better end result. If you don’t have a culinary torch another good alternative on these cheesecake bars would be serving them covered in a generous amount of salted ...

Sweet and Sour Chicken

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Sweet and Sour Chicken  – in this popular dish bite size chicken pieces, fresh bell pepper and sweet pineapple are sautéed and tossed together with an incredibly flavorful, easy to make sweet and tangy sauce. It’s a recipe you’ll crave time and time again! Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe Sweet and sour chicken has always been one of my favorite Chinese take-out dishes. It just as that irresistible, bright flavor plus a great blend of textures and colors. It calls for basic ingredients but together they create something totally crave-able. And it doesn’t take much effort to make so it’s perfect for a busy weeknight. Plus it’s a chicken dinner everyone can agree on! Kids and adults alike. All you have to do is pair it with white or brown rice, or cauliflower rice to complete the meal. Then while you’re at it you may as well make extra rice and use what’s left for  Chicken Fried Rice  the next day! Who could complain about Chinese take-out style food two days in a row? Sounds ...