Humuhumunukunukuapua'a Cake

Arthur requested a humuhumunukunukuapua'a cake last minute (like, after I had baked it) and his mom delivered. 

Wally Cake by Maggie

Sienna requested a doggie cake, specially a Wally cake, for her birthday, and I assigned Maggie to it.

 

Pumpkin Muffins

Pumpkin Muffin Recipe

1 1/2 c. flour

1 t. baking powder

1/2 t. baking soda

1/2 t. salt

1 t. pumpkin pie spice (I just use cinnamon and a dash of nutmeg)

1 c. pumpkin puree (I use fresh, which is why my muffins are so light in color)

1 1/4 c. sugar

1/3 c. vegetable oil

2 eggs

Topping:

1 T. sugar

1 t. cinnamon

Strusel topping version 

1/2 c flour

1/4 c sugar

1/4 c brown sugar

1 t cinnamon

4 T melted butter

Mix pumpkin puree with sugar. Blend in oil and eggs. Mix remaining dry ingredients and fold into pumpkin mixture just until moistened.

Divide into muffin cups and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar topping. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

Shared at Melt in Your Mouth Monday.

Bowser Shell Cupcakes

Easy cupcakes with green and white frosting, and white chocolate chips, for Dalton's 11th birthday.

 

Star Wars Lightspeed Cake

Arthur wanted a birthday cake with "two spaceships" on top, by which he specifically meant a Star Tours vehicle (Starspeeder 1000) and the Millennium Falcon. Thank you Amazon (and $35) for making dreams come true.

It's yellow cake with chocolate buttercream frosting, and white gel frosting from a tube to make the lightspeed or hyperspace.

Princess Jasmine Cupcakes

Having had a Belle and Rapunzel cakes, Sienna decided Jasmine was next on her list.  We looked at Pinterest and decided on teal flower cupcakes, and purple cupcakes with gold swirls, but then found tiny edible gold stars instead. I used my trusty Stable Whipped Cream Frosting.

Taco Seasoning

Another recipe I tried a million of and finally figured out.

This amount fits in my jar

Homemade Taco Seasoning
4 T. dried minced onion
8 t. chili powder
2 T kosher salt (or 4 t. table salt)
4 t. garlic powder
4 t. cumin
1 t. pepper