Owl Reese's Pieces Cake (Thanksgiving Dessert 3)

Owl Reese's Pieces Cake

Prep: 30 Minutes

Bake: 35 to 40 minutes

Cool: 1 hour

Yield: 12 servings

Apple Tart (Thanksgiving Dessert 2)

Apple Tart

Prep: 1 hour

Bake: 1 hour, 375°F

Cool: 2 hours

Yield: 8 servings 

Pumpkin & Pecan Pie Cheesecake (Thanksgiving Dessert 1)

Hope you all had an amazing Thanksgiving with plenty of turkey and desserts. I'm still enjoying those holiday leftovers. Especially when it comes dessert. In my family pies, tarts, and cheesecakes are a must-have at the Thanksgiving dinner table. This year I got to put a cake in the mix for our birthday girl in the family which is always a plus. After a few hours of recipe books and internet surfing I finally made my picks. For our Thanksgiving dinner we had Pumpkin & Pecan Cheesecake, Apple Pie Tart, Owl Reese's Pieces Cake, and one sleepy baker.

Pumpkin & Pecan Pie Cheesecake

Prep: 30 minutes

Bake: 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes, 350°F

Cool: 2 hours

Chill: Overnight

Yield: 16 servings

Spiderwebbed German Chocolate Swirl Cake

It's not a party unless sweets are present!

Yield: 24 servings

Prep: 35 to 40 minutes

Bake: 350°, about 30 to 40 minutes

Sweet Mummy Cookies

Finally recovering from one of my most stressful and eventful weekends. Surprisingly, after all the cursing and faint whimpers here and there I wouldn't hesitate to do it again. My friends and family who witnessed me at my worst would probably call me crazy. Problem is it just felt too damn good seeing all those desserts all set out. It made me forget all the mayhem I had just been through the past month.

Pumpkin Pie Party Dip

Halloween Party Dip

October! Absolutely love this month! Well pretty much October on thru December. It is my pie, tart, and colorful scarf season and it is never long enough. This season is a busy one for me especially in October. Got 4 family birthdays and all in love with cake but the big one is the Halloween party right around the corner. Been asked to provide the "spooky" and fun sweets to be exact. So, a simple cake with some frosting slapped on isn't going to cut it. So safe to assume this month will be all about fun ideas for Halloween sweets.

First up, Pumpkin Pie Party Dip!

Banana Walnut "Muffin" Cookies

Banana, walnuts, and chocolate chips
all in one cookie!

So ran into a little dilemma with this recipe? Well many actually but the most important was…What the heck did I just bake?! 

It started off as a cookie but after coworkers gave them a try it became a muffin top. It's got the shape and all the normal baking ingredients and steps of a cookie. But it's got a soft and airy texture that you can't help compare  to that first bite of a perfect morning banana nut muffin. Without the crumbly mess. That muffin and coffee was my idea of a perfect breakfast. Well that and Bill-Miller tacos. Just ask my roommate. Better yet any of my past classmates who saw me run in past ten with a Starbucks or Bill Miller cup in my hand all thru college.

Now back to the matter at hand. Could it possibly be a little of both with a hint of "pretty damn delicious"? I blame the ripe bananas for that soft texture and sweet smell.  Haven't figured it out just yet but glad about whatever screw up I did when I bit into these cookies…muffins…uh I let you decide.