heather_in_sf
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I saw this blog and thought to send the link to my mom, because she's baking bite cakes this week for some visitors (oh how I wish it were me!). I thought the pumpkin flavor might be fun for her to try.
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting
8 oz cream cheese, left at room temperature overnight
2-3 Tablespoons pureed pumpkin
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 1/2 - 2 cups powdered sugar
Using a hand mixer, combine the cream cheese, pumpkin, and ginger until smooth. Slowly add the powdered sugar until you reach a pipeable consistency.
Today I got her report back that she used pumpkin butter instead of the pureed pumpkin called for in the recipe, and omitted the additional spices since it was very highly seasoned already.
She said it was the most fantastic frosting she has EVER tasted. Wow. My mom doesn't say these things lightly!
As to the macarons, well this blog's photos are so gorgeous. Doesn't it make you want to run to the kitchen?
It's such a simple addition to a regular frosting recipe but apparently incredibly delicious. At some point she's going to email me with the link to the place where she found the pumpkin butter. I have a jar from Williams Sonoma from last year which I might tinker with, since apparently I am not going to be receiving any of mom's bite cakes any time soon! (sniff sniff) (waltzing off in a huff to bake her own...)
http://engineerbaker.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-db-challenge-pumpkin-spice.html
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Frosting
8 oz cream cheese, left at room temperature overnight
2-3 Tablespoons pureed pumpkin
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 1/2 - 2 cups powdered sugar
Using a hand mixer, combine the cream cheese, pumpkin, and ginger until smooth. Slowly add the powdered sugar until you reach a pipeable consistency.
Today I got her report back that she used pumpkin butter instead of the pureed pumpkin called for in the recipe, and omitted the additional spices since it was very highly seasoned already.
She said it was the most fantastic frosting she has EVER tasted. Wow. My mom doesn't say these things lightly!
As to the macarons, well this blog's photos are so gorgeous. Doesn't it make you want to run to the kitchen?
It's such a simple addition to a regular frosting recipe but apparently incredibly delicious. At some point she's going to email me with the link to the place where she found the pumpkin butter. I have a jar from Williams Sonoma from last year which I might tinker with, since apparently I am not going to be receiving any of mom's bite cakes any time soon! (sniff sniff) (waltzing off in a huff to bake her own...)
http://engineerbaker.blogspot.com/2009/10/october-db-challenge-pumpkin-spice.html