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Pumpkin Nut Cake

This cake is absolutely dreamy.

I've been craving pumpkin dessert---anything.

YUM!

Pumpkin Nut Cake

2 cups flour
3 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup applesauce
2 cups pumpkin, canned
4 eggs
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans, optional

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour bundt pan.

Sift together dry ingredients in mixing bowl. Set aside.

Cream sugar, oil, applesauce and pumpkin until smooth. Gradually add eggs one by one. Add vanilla. Slowly add dry ingredients, just until blended. Stir in pecans.

Bake 50-60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Let cool on wire rack for 15 minutes, invert cake and cool completely.

Frost with cream cheese frosting. Garnish with additional pecans, if desired

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 ounce cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
1 pound bag powdered sugar

Cream butter and cream cheese until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Gradually add powdered sugar and whip until smooth and creamy.

Recipe Source: adapted from All Recipes Pumpkin Cake III

 

Show happenings....

I've been tucked away in my sewing room stirring up new Fall Creations.

BottleCaps ~ rAg dOlls ~ ScRapPy PackS ~ WitcHes ~ sPookS ~ croWs ~ CaTs and croCHet.

Just a few things I'm making for my 9th Annual HippieDog Fall Boutique.

I'll let you know the date and time when I figure that out too :)

Happy Fall......Creepiness is on the way.

xo

on a Fall night

I've been sewing all weekend.....getting all set for my Fall Boutique.

Yesterday, I was soooooooo tired and just needed some fresh air. I couldn't think knowing that the yard wasn't in Fall Mode.....the first weekend of Fall.

I closed my sewing room door and we headed outside.

Dan mowed the lawn and we trimmed the shrubs. I pulled all of the sorry flowers that didn't do so well this year.

In our little garden, we found a few pumpkins to scatter.

 

We went for a walk until dark......

Summer's End

Even though I should be sewing for my Fall Boutique, we decided to fill our weekend with playtime.

Just one more time......the weather was perfect.

See you soon......

Journal Jot Jot

I'm a little late on this post----I blame the peaches.

My August journal JuNkinG Smash page.

I create a new page each month for my Franklin Planner. These fun pocket pages keep me organized and bring a little sunshine to my planner---even if some of the planning is not so much fun---bill paying, chores, work.....you know. Life stuff.

I used bright FUN polka dots and stripes for August.

Used a zig zag stitch to stitch me a "secret pocket" ~ for love letters and such.

and added a charm for inspiration :)