Leo Michael's Baptism

It was a hot summer so there wasn't much going on in my kitchen. Then it was a gorgeous fall and I was outside as much as possible. With the cooler air arriving, I think I will be baking more. This is a banana cake with cream cheese frosting! Aren't those little silver balls so sweet? The things we can do with sugar!

Pumpkin... in yogurt, in a smoothie!

It has nothing to do with cake but I wanted to share it anyway... I love this time of year and I bake a lot of pumpkin bread and I always have leftover pumpkin! So.... here's what you do...

Make Pumpkin Yogurt:

Mix plain yogurt with canned pumpkin. Add a bit of maple syrup, cinnamon, ground cloves and you have a delicious fall yogurt! (My son loves this). If you'd like, mix in some other already flavored yogurt for additional sweetness although the syrup is perfect. Enjoy!
Make a Pumpkin Smoothie:

Add a heaping spoonful of your canned pumpkin into a banana strawberry smoothie. Add frozen fruit, almond milk, plain yogurt and a bit of OJ.