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Sunday Sweets and Halloween Treats! by Jen
Wednesday December 16^th, 2015 at 6:33 AM

Cake Wrecks

Halloween is next weekend! Quick!

FIND A CUTE MUMMY CAKE.

(By Perfect Indulgence Cakes)

Well, that's a wrap.
:D

Or perhaps you prefer a slightly spookier Sweet:

(By Queens of Sweet)

Quoth the raven: "Ok, but just one more slice."

Some witchy silhouettes and a fantastic use of tissue paper "flames":

(By Nikkiberry)

And this chocolate sculpt is fiendishly good:

(By Yener's Way)

See the pirate ship and dock at the base?

I must admit, my favorite witches are the ones playing Leap Frog, not making them:

(By Michela Barocci)

Because look how cute.

Still, I realize some of you like a good scare - so this one's for you:

(By Christine H. McConnell)

And now none of us will ever look at chocolate-covered strawberries the same. [shudder]

This one has a little something for all of you scary movie fans:

(Baker Unknown. Anyone recognize it?)

You guys, that is a wedding cake. And even though I'm a huge wuss when it comes to scary stuff, that bride and groom Alien topper is making my whole afternoon.

There may be other haunted houses, but for us Disney fans, there is only one Haunted Mansion:

(By Walt Disney World resort bakers, featured here)

This is another wedding cake! Check out the bride and groom in the Doom Buggy:

Love the stretching portraits, too.

Behold, Franken-Minion!

(By Baked By Dan)

The combed down hair is the BEST.

And finally, a pony-licious Halloween treat for my fellow Bronies and Pegasisters:

(By Sugar Spooks)

Oh man, crazy-eyed zombie Pinkie-Pie?! Ha! Plus Flutter Bat, Punk Rarity, Franken-AppleJack, Mummy Twilight, and Rainbow Dash's skeleton? THIS IS EPIC.

Here's hoping your Halloween is just as Sweet!

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Catthril

3262 days ago

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Wow these r soooooo cool for Halloween!

Spicy Almond Gingerbread by Stef
Wednesday December 16^th, 2015 at 6:19 AM

Cupcake Project

I baked this spicy almond gingerbread four times in the past week. First it was too dry, then too flavorless, then too cracked, but the final version was absolutely scrumptiously right!

When I say my gingerbread is spicy, I am not talking about the type of spice found in hot sauces with crazy names like Frosty’s Demise. The spices in my gingerbread (ginger, cinnamon, clove, and cardamom) would not harm everyone’s favorite snowman. Frosty might even give Santa a call, asking him to stop by and see how well the strong blackstrap molasses, oatmeal stout, and the surprise ingredient (almond paste) complemented the spice blend. He would point out how the almond paste gives the gingerbread a totally unique and enjoyable flavor profile.

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Catthril

3262 days ago

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This might look good on our Xmas table... :)

Nestie123

3262 days ago

yum

pumpkin31

3262 days ago

mmmm!

I ❤️ Banana Bread Nutella Muffins by Chocolate Covered Katie
Monday December 14^th, 2015 at 6:49 AM

Chocolate Covered Katie

If you’ve never tried a batch of homemade banana muffins, hot from the oven, with gooey Nutella in the middle, you are definitely missing out!

Banana Bread Nutella Muffins – soft and fluffy banana bread muffins... with a secret Nutella filling… http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2015/11/05/nutella-muffins/ from @choccoveredkt

Nutella? ✔️

Banana Bread?✔️

No eggs, dairy, or refined sugar? ✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Banana Bread Nutella Muffins – soft and fluffy banana bread muffins... w/ a secret Nutella filling… http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2015/11/05/nutella-muffins/ from @choccoveredkt

There’s just something to be said for homemade banana bread Nutella muffins straight out of the oven on a cold November day.

The cold is perfect for comfort-food recipes like Healthy Mac and Cheese, homemade soup or chili, banana muffins with melty chocolate hazelnut filling… these things just wouldn’t be the same in Hawaii!

(Then again, Hawaii has coconut… and pineapple… and white sandy beaches… and no snow, like, ever. Okay, so maybe Hawaii wins.)

Banana Bread Nutella Muffins – soft and fluffy banana bread muffins... w/ a secret Nutella filling… http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2015/11/05/nutella-muffins/ from @choccoveredkt

I’m not sure why it is, but I’ve been appreciating the cold more than usual this year. And it’s given me new baking inspiration; I find myself waking up every day with new ideas I’m excited to try. Some turn out really well. (Hi, apple sour cream coffee cake!) Others, not so well. (I’ll spare you the recipe for my pumpkin cheesecake muffins that exploded in the oven.)

These banana Nutella muffins are definitely on the side of baking successes. I could eat a hundred of these soft and homemade Nutella muffins and still crave more!

Banana Bread Nutella Muffins – soft and fluffy banana bread muffins... with a secret Nutella filling… http://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2015/11/05/nutella-muffins/ from @choccoveredkt

I ❤️ Banana Bread Nutella Muffins

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I ❤️Nutella Banana Bread Muffins

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Ingredients

1 cup mashed banana (240g)
2 tbsp milk of choice
2 tsp white or apple cider vinegar
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
3 tbsp vegetable or melted coconut oil (30g)
1 cup spelt, white, or Bob’s gf flour (130g)
only if using gf flour, 1/4 tsp xanthan gum
1/2 tsp + 1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp each: baking soda and baking powder
1/3 cup sugar of choice or xylitol (65g)
10-20 tsp Healthy Nutella or chocolate hazelnut spread of choice

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 F, and line a muffin tin with 10 liners. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the first 5 ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine all remaining ingredients except nutella, and stir well. Pour wet into dry, and stir until just evenly mixed. Working quickly, fill each liner about a third of the way up with batter, then drop a tsp or two of nutella into the center of each muffin. Portion the remaining batter evenly among the muffin liners. Bake on the center rack 19-20 minutes or until muffins have domed and a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Let sit 10 minutes before removing muffins from the tin. (If you want to peel off the liners without any sticking, it’s best to let the muffins sit a few hours.) Refrigerate or freeze leftovers for optimal freshness.

*Another option is to bake the banana muffins without filling; then you can either add the filling with a piping back inserted into the bottom of each muffin or you can cut a hole in the tops, fill the muffins, and then replace the tops.

Nutella Banana Muffins Nutrition Facts

Link Of The Day:

65 Healthy Banana Recipes

Find more healthy recipes like this I ❤️ Banana Bread Nutella Muffins at Chocolate Covered Katie.

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Catthril

3264 days ago

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Very Hungry
Much Pain

pumpkin31

3264 days ago

MMMM!

Nestie123

3264 days ago

i WANT CHOCALAT

BasketballQueen

3264 days ago

Don't remind me of food....plz!!!!!!!!

Take a Cookie Quiz by Jessie Moore
Monday December 14^th, 2015 at 6:34 AM

CakeSpy Archives - Jessie Unicorn Moore

It's better than an algebra quiz: take a cookie quiz! Even though National Cookie Day is done for the year (that was 12/4), you can enjoy this cookie quiz all year round.

Take the quiz here!

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Catthril

3264 days ago

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O.O KAWAIIIIIIIIIII!
:3 :3 :3 :3

BasketballQueen

3264 days ago

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OOOOOOOOOOO! Cute!

pumpkin31

3264 days ago

He kinda looks like a pug

Nestie123

3264 days ago

??

-7492801512473941435 by Minecraft Seeds (noreply@blogger.com)
Monday December 14^th, 2015 at 6:31 AM

Minecraft Seeds | Sharing the best Minecraft Seeds

Not too far from spawn at (x=-400, z=280) this seed generates a desert pyramid, NPC village and two surface spider dungeons all linked together! At the edge of the desert there is a jungle biome with some really nice bays.