Desserts

Toll House Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

November 28, 2019 by Good Living Guide. This post may contain affiliate links. Leave a Comment

Are you trying to choose between chocolate chip cookies and oatmeal cookies? Why not make both? Enjoy the best of both worlds with these Toll House Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies. They give you the wholesome goodness of oatmeal and the rich, smooth delight of chocolate.

Toll House Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Are a Classic

This is a fail-safe, classic cookie recipe that’s easy to make and perfect for every occasion. Every once in a while, it’s a great idea to revisit and rediscover an old favorite.

These cookies are particularly welcome in the fall and winter, when you’ll appreciate the extra dense, rich texture you get from the oatmeal. They’re also a great way to sneak healthy oats into your diet.

Tips for Making Toll House Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Be sure to use quick-cooking oats rather than instant or traditional, steel-cut oats. The special processing that makes them cook quickly also makes them ideal for baking and cooking.
Get creative with the ingredients. You can add any type of chocolate chips, M&Ms, raisins, nuts or shredded coconut. This great, versatile recipe works with everything.

What to Serve With Toll House Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Since these are oatmeal cookies, what could be better than a creamy, thick oatmeal stout? Try the Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout from Anderson Valley Brewing Company. It has coffee and chocolate undertones that are perfect with all your fall desserts.

If you want to stick with the chocolate theme, you can’t go wrong with this easy, two-ingredient Gourmet Hot Chocolate.

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Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins – make a great breakfast or the perfect snack between meals
Easy Brownie Cookies – soft and chewy like a brownie while the outside has the texture of a cookie

Toll House Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Toll House Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies give you the wholesome goodness of oatmeal and the rich, smooth delight of chocolate.

Course Dessert

Author Good Living Guide

Ingredients

2 sticks butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp hot water
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups flour
2 cups quick cooking oats
1 cup chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
12 oz chocolate chips

Instructions

Cream together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs and vanilla. Beat together. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, mix the salt and flour together.
Dissolve the baking soda in hot water.
Now to the butter mixture, add the baking soda mixture alternately with the flour and salt mixture.
Mix in the oatmeal, nuts and chocolate chips.
Place rounded tablespoonfuls of the dough onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350°F.

Maple Pecan Blondies

November 24, 2019 by Good Living Guide. This post may contain affiliate links. Leave a Comment

If you thought blondies couldn’t get any more indulgent, get ready for the ultimate in rich, gooey decadence with these Maple Pecan Blondies. These dreamy bars are just the ticket if you want a dessert that doesn’t hold back when it comes to pure pastry pleasure.

Give In to the Pleasure

Do you love brownies, blondies and other rich delights? Are you fond of French toast with maple sugar? Did you ever wish you could combine all those flavors into one luscious dessert?

That’s just what these blondies do for you. They mix the flavors of maple, pecans and vanilla into an ultimate blondie that there’s just no point resisting.

Tips for Making Maple Pecan Blondies

Real vanilla extract is expensive, and you might have been led to believe you have to use it to get the best flavor. Good news! As it turns out, even expert tasters can’t tell the difference between real extract and inexpensive vanilla flavoring. Use what works for your budget.
If you’re out of brown sugar but want to make these anyway, try making your own brown sugar. You’ll always have it on hand when you need it.

What to Serve with Maple Pecan Blondies

These blondies are perfect for brunch or as dessert.

The smooth, nutty taste and the hint of breakfast flavors in these bars make them a natural with a Hot Nutty Irishman.

For kids or those who are avoiding alcohol, pair them with a deliciously simple White Hot Chocolate.

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Apple Cider Shortbread Cookies – cookies that melt in your mouth with a creamy cider glaze
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Bourbon Apple Bars – combination of slightly tart apples, sweet streusel, rich bourbon and buttery crumbs
Octoberfest Brats and Apples – an easy skillet meal that will warm your belly and your soul
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Maple Pecan Blondies

Maple Pecan Blondies combine the flavors of maple, pecans and vanilla to create the ultimate blondie that can't be resisted.

Course Dessert

Author Good Living Guide

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar packed
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3/4 cup milk
1/2 cup maple baking chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Heat oven to 350°F.
Spray a 13x9-inch pan with non-stick baking spray.
In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt.
Set to the side.
Add the softened butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar.
Mix using a electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Beat in eggs, one at a time, just until smooth.
Add the vanilla and stir to combine.
Begin to add one-third of the flour mixture, best to combine.
Now add half of the milk, beat until combined,
Repeat with flour mixture and milk.
Add in the baking chips and pecans.
Stir in to combine.
Spread pecan batter evenly in your pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes.
Verify the bar is fully cooked by inserting a toothpick in center until it comes out clean.
Allow to cool completely.
Enjoy!

Christmas Wreath Cookies

November 22, 2019 by Good Living Guide. This post may contain affiliate links. 3 Comments

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Make your holiday fun with easy-to-make Christmas Wreath Cookies. These sweet, crunchy cookies look like Christmas on a plate. They take only a few minutes to make and don’t even need baking.

Master Your Holiday Baking

If you’ve ever tried to make fancy holiday treats but couldn’t seem to figure out the complicated instructions, this recipe is for you. These cookies are easy enough for kids to make, and you and your kids will have fun making these together. You could even let your kids have a cookie-making party to ring in the season.

Make the Holidays Bright With Christmas Wreath Cookies

You’ll enjoy serving these at any holiday party. Use them as edible decorations on your Christmas tree or holiday buffet. They’re also great for your holiday cookie exchange or to give as edible gifts.

Tips for Making Christmas Wreath Cookies

Use edible bows, miniature snowmen, tiny gingerbread men, gumdrops and other edible decorations to dress these up.
Once you pour the melted marshmallow over the cornflakes, work quickly to make the wreaths. The mixture will be hard to shape if it gets too hard.
Make a pretty display by putting these cookies on a platter with other Christmas cookies shaped like trees, gingerbread men or snowflakes.

What to Serve With Christmas Wreath Cookies

These cookies say it’s time for a Christmas party. Stay in that spirit with a festive, colorful Christmas Punch decorated with cranberries. You can make a spiked version and a nonalcoholic version of this bright, tasty punch.

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Christmas Wreath Cookies

Make your holiday fun with easy-to-make Christmas Wreath Cookies. These sweet, crunchy cookies only a few minutes to make and don't even need baking.

Course Dessert

Author Good Living Guide

Ingredients

4 cups miniature marshmallows (40 large)
1 stick butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp green food coloring
4 cups Corn Flakes
Red Hots

Instructions

Melt marshmallows and butter.
Take off heat. Add the vanilla and green food coloring.
Pour mixture over Corn Flakes.
Put 5 or 6 spoonfuls on waxed paper and shape into wreaths. Keep the rest of the mixture warm while shaping.
Add a few Red Hots.
Use edible bows, miniature snowmen, tiny gingerbread men, gumdrops or other edible decorations to dress the wreaths up. (optional)

Apple Cider Shortbread Cookies

November 20, 2019 by Good Living Guide. This post may contain affiliate links. 3 Comments

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Fall is the perfect time of year for cooking, watching the leaves turn and sitting on your porch with a mug of warm, spiced apple cider. If you want to capture that same experience in a cookie, these Apple Cider Shortbread Cookies are sure to hit the spot.

Capture the Flavors of Fall

Is there anything better than a buttery, tender bite of shortbread? While I find plain shortbread irresistible, there’s no question that adding apple cider and spices takes shortbread to new heights of flavor.

Like any good shortbread, these cookies melt in your mouth and are not overly sweet. The cider glaze adds a touch of creamy texture and a dash of extra sweetness.

Tips for Making Apple Cider Shortbread Cookies

If you’re unsure about the difference between apple cider and apple juice, you’re not alone. It’s actually difficult to tell them apart. For the best results, select plain cider with no spices or flavors added to it.
You’ll need a rolling pin and a cookie cutter to make these. If you don’t have these items on hand, try these emergency substitutes. A wine bottle or drinking glass can sit in for the rolling pin, and a drinking glass can step in for a cookie cutter.
Pecan shortbreads are a classic cookie. If you want, you can add ground pecans to these cookies to add crunch and smooth, nutty flavor.

What to Serve With Apple Cider Shortbread Cookies

Fall entertaining centers around comforting, warmly spiced food and drinks. That’s why this Spiced Vodka Cranberry Fall Cocktail is a great match for these cookies.

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Apple Cider Shortbread Cookies

Course Dessert

Servings 18 cookies

Author Good Living Guide

Ingredients

Cookie Ingredients

2 tbsp apple cider
1 cup powdered sugar
1 cup unsalted butter soft
1 pinch salt
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Glaze Ingredients

1 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp apple cider

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
Sift flour. Set aside.
Lightly flour a flat surface. (Cutting board)
Add the butter, powdered sugar, and apple cider in a mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer combine the ingredients.
Continue mixing while adding in the salt.
Slowly add the sifted flour, a cup at a time, continuing to mix for a few minutes. At first the mixture will resemble sand. Continue to mix until it begins to look like dough.
Slightly flour your hands and work with the dough to form a ball. Move the cookie dough onto the floured cutting board.
Reflour your hands and coat the rolling pin with that flour.
Using the flour coated rolling pin, roll the cookie dough out until it is about 3/4 inches thick.
With the round cookie cutter, cut out the dough to form the cookies.
Use a spatula to move the raw cookies to the prepped cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 degrees for 6 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the cookie sheet for 1 minute.
Gently transfer the cookies to a cooling rack.
Whisk the glazing ingredients (apple cider and powdered sugar together).
Spoon the glaze over the cooled cookies allowing the glaze to firm.
Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Recipe Notes

Makes 18 cookies.

No Bake Bourbon Balls

November 13, 2019 by Good Living Guide. This post may contain affiliate links. 2 Comments

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Make it a very merry party season with classic No Bake Bourbon Balls. These decadent bites of creamy chocolate are whiskey-laced truffles that will make your guests swoon. Best of all, they require no baking and are ready in minutes.

Get Into the Holiday Spirit

Bourbon balls are a traditional Southern treat, and this version is the classic recipe. The original recipe comes from Kentucky, which is not surprising since Kentucky is known for its many fine bourbons.

Bring these out at the end of dinner for a dessert that’s also an after-dinner drink. They’re small enough to be enjoyable even after a big meal. No Bake Bourbon Balls are perfect on holiday buffets and dessert tables.

Tips for Making No Bake Bourbon Balls

Children will find the gooey chocolate balls irresistible. Keep these boozy treats out of their reach.
Bourbon is not the same as other types of whiskey like rye, Irish whiskey or Scotch. Be sure to use Kentucky-style bourbon for the full, smooth flavor that gives these desserts their distinctive taste. Jack Daniels and Wild Turkey are two popular brands of bourbon.
You can change up the flavor and texture of bourbon balls by dusting them with granulated sugar or a mix of cinnamon and sugar. You can also swap out the ground walnuts for ground pecans or ground hazelnuts.

What to Serve With No Bake Bourbon Balls

Enhance the slight vanilla tones of bourbon by pairing these with coffee and homemade vanilla creamer. They’ll also go well with a spicy, creamy Chai Tea Latte.

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No Bake Bourbon Balls

No Bake Bourbon Balls are perfect on holiday buffets and dessert tables. These decadent bites of creamy chocolate will make your guests swoon.

Course Dessert

Author Good Living Guide

Ingredients

Instructions

Mix ingredients.
Roll into balls.
Dust with powdered sugar.

Recipe Notes

Makes about 3 dozen. Keeps well in an air-tight container.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cranberry Bread

November 9, 2019 by Good Living Guide. This post may contain affiliate links. Leave a Comment

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Just when you think there’s nothing new in fall baking, along comes this Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cranberry Bread. This moist, sweet bread will be the star of your brunch table.

This Wonderful Bread Will Warm You Up Quickly

Quick breads hold a special place in every baker’s heart. They never fail you. They’re a fast, easy way to enjoy something warm and fresh from the oven without having to work at it all day.

I like breads that hover between a loaf and a cake, and this moist, tender bread fits that description. It’s perfect with your morning coffee or as an afternoon snack.

Tips for Making Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cranberry Bread

Dried cranberries are similar to raisins but with a more vibrant, tangy flavor and a beautiful ruby color. They’re a great way to add taste, color and health benefits to all your baking.
Make this bread even more scrumptious by drizzling a cream cheese frosting over it while it’s still warm. Try this classic recipe.
Pumpkin puree is not the same as pumpkin pie filling. If you only have the pie filling, you can use it if you leave out the pumpkin pie spices.

What to Serve With Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cranberry Bread

This bread is a wonderful centerpiece to any fall brunch. Serve it with whipped butter and add delicious, seasonally appropriate items.

Try this Butternut Squash, Apple and Bacon Hash or a cheesy, comforting Spinach and Herb Pastatta.

Keep it cozy with mugs of warm mulled cider you can make in your crock pot.

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Pumpkin Carrot Cake – moist, rich cake nestled under cream cheese frosting
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cranberry Bread

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cranberry Bread makes a wonderful centerpiece to any fall brunch. It's perfect with your morning coffee or as an afternoon snack.

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Author Good Living Guide

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup sugar
1 cup pure pumpkin puree
3/4 cup canola oil
2 large eggs
1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups mini chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups dried cranberries

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9-inch loaf pan with Pam baking spray. Set aside.
Using a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking powder until combined.
Whisk in the sugar, pumpkin puree, canola oil, eggs, and vanilla until combined.
Fold in 1 cup of the mini chocolate chips and 1 cup dried cranberries.
Pour batter into the loaf pan.
Sprinkle remaining dried cranberries and chocolate chips on top.
Bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to cool completely before enjoying!

Bourbon Apple Bars

October 25, 2019 by Good Living Guide. This post may contain affiliate links. Leave a Comment

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Apples may not be exotic, but they add tons of tart, crisp flavor to savory and sweet dishes. If you never tire of apples in any form, you’re going to enjoy making and eating these Bourbon Apple Bars.

What’s Special About These Bars

These bars feature a rich, spicy and sweet apple filling on top of a buttery crumb crust and a streusel topping. If you’ve never tried freshly made streusel, you’re in for a surprise. It makes a wonderfully delicate, crisp topping that’s a great alternative to pie crust.

You’ll be tempted to eat these bars right from the oven, but give them time to set. The flavors will be even better once they meld.

Better with Bourbon

The combination of slightly tart apples, sweet streusel, rich bourbon and buttery crumbs will knock your socks off. Don’t worry, the amount of bourbon is just enough to give them a punch of flavor.

Tips for Making Bourbon Apple Bars

Bourbon imparts a smooth, deep flavor to baked products. You can buy bourbon in miniature sizes at your local liquor store. If you don’t want to add alcohol, you can use an extract. You can also substitute with rum or cognac.
For the best results, use real butter and be sure it’s unsalted.
Gala apples are popular, but feel free to substitute your favorite type.

What to Serve with Bourbon Apple Bars

Serve them with a bottle of chilled Moscato D’Asti. This sweet, sparkling wine is low in alcohol and high in fruity flavors that pair perfectly with the fresh, buttery flavors of these bars.

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Bourbon Apple Bars

Bourbon Apple Bars feature a rich, spicy and sweet apple filling on top of a buttery crumb crust and a streusel topping.

Course Dessert

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Author Good Living Guide

Ingredients

Crust Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup flour spoon/ level out

Apple Filling Ingredients

2 large Gala apples peeled and thinly sliced to 1/4 in thick
2 tbsp flour
2 tbsp sugar
2 tsp bourbon
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg

Streusel Ingredients

1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1/3 cup brown sugar packed
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup unsalted butter cold and cubed

Instructions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Line an 8 in square baking dish with parchment paper. Set aside.

Crust Directions

In a medium bowl stir the melted butter, sugar, vanilla, and salt together.
Slowly add the flour to the mixture stirring to blend all the ingredients together.
Using your hands, press the mixture into the baking pan.
Bake at 300 degrees for 15 minutes.

Apple Filling Directions

In a large bowl add the sliced apples, flour, sugar, bourbon, cinnamon and nutmeg.
Continue working with the apples until they are well coated. Set aside.

Streusel Directions

Begin adding the oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and flour in a medium bowl.
Whisk all ingredients together until they are mixed well.
Slowly begin to work the butter into the dry ingredients. Using your hands to work with the mixture until it looks like crumbs. Set aside.
Remove the crust from the oven. Set aside.
Increase the temperature of the oven to 350 degrees.
Begin to make a thin layer of apples on the baked crust. Put the apple slices close together pressing them down into the crust.
Sprinkle the streusel on top of the apples.
Return to the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes. (Streusel should be a golden brown)
Take the baked streusel from the oven. Set it aside to cool for 20 minutes at room temperature.
Transfer to the refrigerator for 2 hours to chill.
Remove the bars from the baking pan and cut into bars.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Bars

October 24, 2019 by Good Living Guide. This post may contain affiliate links. Leave a Comment

If you want a classic taste with a holiday twist, these Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Bars should be right up your alley. They take only 10 minutes to prepare and come out of the oven amazingly soft, chewy and luscious.

Soft, Sweet Snickerdoodles

Snickerdoodles are a classic, favorite cookie that everyone loves. This recipe uses the same ingredients along with pumpkin and seasonal spices.

If you’re like me, you take advantage of every opportunity you have to turn everything into a celebration of all things pumpkin. Those spices are irresistible, and there’s no need to hold back.

Sugar and Spice

The cinnamon and sugar cover on these bars takes them to the next level. When you blend cinnamon, sugar, vanilla, pumpkin spices and pumpkin puree, you get pure deliciousness. These bars will truly melt in your mouth.

Tips for Making Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Bars

Baking soda gives snickerdoodle cookies their characteristic puffy shape. In this recipe, it keeps the bars full and fluffy. If you don’t have baking soda, try one of these substitutes.
The recipe calls for pumpkin puree. If you can only find pumpkin pie filling, you can use it. Just be sure to leave out the pumpkin pie spices.

What to Serve With Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Bars

Snickerdoodles are a natural companion to a tall, cold glass of milk. Since you’re serving an updated version, pair them with a milk-based cocktail like this creamy, decadent Panda Bear.

If you want to keep it nonalcoholic, make a sparkling cranberry punch. It adds a festive touch and needs only three ingredients.

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Pumpkin Cake Roll – classic treat with a crunchy shell and a creamy, luscious center
Pumpkin Pecan Pie – the fall dessert mashup of my dreams!

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Bars

These Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Bars take only 10 minutes to prepare and come out of the oven amazingly soft, chewy and luscious.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Servings 9 bars

Author Good Living Guide

Ingredients

Bar Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
1/3 cup pumpkin puree
3/4 cup brown sugar packed
1/4 cup sugar
1 large egg yolk room temp
2 tsp vanilla
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 3/4 cup flour

Topping Ingredients

3 tbsp sugar
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Prep baking pan with baking spray.
Line the baking pan with parchment paper.
Add butter, pumpkin puree, both sugars, egg yolk, and vanilla to a mixing bowl. Begin to blend ingredients with the electric mixer. As needed scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl.
Slowly add the dry ingredients (baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and flour) to the wet ingredients.
Using the electric mixer on low-speed, continue to mix until all ingredients are combined. (Dough will be sticky)
Begin pouring the dough into the prepared baking pan. Scrape the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to get all of the dough out.
Butter your hands, if necessary, to help spread the dough in the baking pan.
Combine the sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Pour the cinnamon sugar evenly on top of the dough.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. (If you prefer a chewy gooey bar shorten the baking time)
Remove from the oven when done. Set aside to cool before cutting into bars.

Pumpkin Carrot Cake

October 5, 2019 by Good Living Guide. This post may contain affiliate links. 1 Comment

If you can’t get enough of classic fall flavors, indulge them all with this spicy, nutty Pumpkin Carrot Cake.

Nestled under cream cheese frosting, this moist, rich cake keeps everything you love about carrot cake while adding a seasonal touch that makes it perfect for fall.

Enjoy Your Favorite Flavors with Pumpkin Carrot Cake

Most of us think of carrot cake as a spring cake. It’s traditional for Easter and other spring holidays. That might make you hesitant to make it when the weather turns cooler.

Now, you don’t have to hold back. You can make carrot cake that fits into fall with the addition of creamy pumpkin and seasonal spices.

Pumpkin Carrot Cake Is a Holiday Star

You love all the holiday classics, but you want something a little different. If you want a break from pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread and pumpkin muffins, you need this rich, delectable Pumpkin Carrot Cake.

Tips for Making Pumpkin Carrot Cake

You need pumpkin puree for this recipe. Don’t use pumpkin pie filling, which contains additional ingredients. You can make your own from a fresh pumpkin, but be sure to select small, so-called sugar pumpkins.
Don’t use low-fat or nonfat cream cheese for the frosting. You won’t get smooth, creamy results.
Instead of using premade pumpkin pie spice, try mixing up your own.

What to Serve with Pumpkin Carrot Cake

Serve this Pumpkin Carrot Cake for breakfast or after dinner with a creamy cup of Cinnamon Coffee.

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Pumpkin Cake Roll – classic treat with a crunchy shell and a creamy, luscious center
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Pumpkin Carrot Cake

Nestled under cream cheese frosting, this moist, rich cake keeps everything you love about carrot cake while adding a seasonal touch that makes it perfect for fall.

Course Dessert

Author Good Living Guide

Ingredients

Cake

2 cups all-purpose flower
3 tsp pumpkin pie spice
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 large eggs
1 ¼ cups pumpkin puree
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups grated carrots 3 med carrots
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Frosting

2 (8oz) packages cream cheese blocks full fat
2 sticks butter softened
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar
cinnamon optional

Instructions

Cake

Preheat oven to 350° F.
Grease two 9-inch cake pans or line them with parchment paper.
Whisk together the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
In a separate bowl, beat together the eggs, pumpkin puree, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vegetable oil and vanilla extract.
Gradually combine the dry mixture into the wet mixture.
Fold in the carrots and chopped nuts. Pour equal amount into each of the cake pans.
Bake until an inserted toothpick comes out clean, about 50-60 minutes.
Let cool inside the pans for 15-20 minutes, then place on wire racks to cool completely.

Frosting

Beat the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes.
Beat in the vanilla extract and whip until smooth.
Gradually add the powdered sugar and continue to whip with a mixer on high for a few minutes.
If the consistency is not to your liking, try adding more powdered sugar.
Sprinkle cinnamon on top (optional).

The Very Best Cheesecake Recipes

September 27, 2019 by Good Living Guide. This post may contain affiliate links. 2 Comments

Look no further for the best cheesecake recipes on the planet. Whether you prefer yours light and creamy, rich and decadent, fruity and tart, we’ve got something for everyone to enjoy.