Plump Pumpkin Part 2: festive food for fall

I've spent so much time in the kitchen recently! I feel my blog has transformed into a cookbook. I will be doing a post on NEW interior design from an expert that's appeared on HGTV soon but first...MORE pumpkin yum-o.

Last year, I saw these adorable little pumpkin cakes in Southern Living. I don't have the pumpkin-shaped cake pans, so I used my small bundt pans and crossed my fingers that the completed project would imitate a pumpkin. I cut off the bottoms and flipped on top of the upside down cake...and it worked.


I made the stems and leaves from caramel square candies. I popped the candy in the microwave for 5 seconds, then used a rolling pin to flatten them. Using a paring knife, I was able to shape the stem and leaves.

These make ideal Thanksgiving gifts
for friends and neighbors.

The next pumpkin-shaped dish is a big cheese ball I made from a Gooseberry Patch cookbook. Any other Gooseberry Patch lovers out there? This has cream cheese, sharp cheddar, and blue cheese. I rolled it in nuts and paprika.

The stem is from a real pumpkin!
I popped it off, washed it, and placed it on my cheese ball.
To save on time,
you can purchase a cheese ball and put a stem on it.

Ready for a harvest party.

Enjoy the bounty of the season.

For a collection of Pumpkin Desserts,
see part one.

NEW ideas in Interior Design
from an expert who has been
seen on HGTV coming soon...

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