Pumpkin.....

So my kids are both sleeping, and instead of cleaning I've decided to blog.. (imagine that)! Thanksgiving is coming and that means... pumpkin pie! While I love that, I also like to make a few other pumpkin things. Here are 2 "tried and true" recipes that we love! (I wish I had pictures, but really, these two tasties last a total of 13.2 seconds at our house)

PUMPKIN MUFFINS with cream cheese frosting
2 C. sugar
1 C. oil
4 eggs
1 15 oz. can pumpkin
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
2 C. flour

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease mini-muffin or regular muffin pan. In large bowl combine sugar, oil, and eggs (one at a time). Add pumpkin until all combined. In separate bowl mix dry ingredients. With mixer on low add dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and blend for 1 minute. Fill muffin cups and bake 10-12 min. for mini-muffin pan, and 17-20 min for regular.

Cream cheese frosting
4 oz. cream cheese
1/4 C. butter
1 lb. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
mix and add milk or evaporated milk until desired consistency.


PUMPKIN PIE CAKE
Mix the following:
2/3 C. sugar
3 eggs
1 can of milk, or 1 1/2 C. milk
1 29 oz. can of pumpkin
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cloves or allspice

Pour into 9 x 13 inch. cake pan. Top with the following

1 box yellow cake mix mixed with 1 C. melted butter

Bake at 350 degrees for 55 min..... and ENJOY!