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Oreo Truffles

Oreo truffles!! A holiday classic. These are super simple and easy to make — and you can really get creative with decorating them. Cover them in white, milk, or dark chocolate. Use sprinkles if you’d like. Try mint Oreos for a different flavor! You can…

Red Velvet Cake

Red velvet cake reminds me of the holidays. How can it not? It’s RED. And decadent. With a hint of cocoa. Covered in cream cheese frosting. Mmmm. It does, however, make me laugh and cringe just a bit to know that an entire bottle of…

Pumpkin Sandwich Cookies

Something miraculous happened a few days ago. I ate a piece of pumpkin bread – and I kinda liked it. Has hell frozen over? Maybe I’m starting to like pumpkin! To celebrate my maybe-possibly-could-be-who-knows venture into pumpkin-based foods, here’s a easy recipe for pumpkin cookies!…

Mummy Cupcakes

Spoooooooooooooooky! I don’t have a new recipe for this post, as these cupcakes were made using the pumpkin cupcake recipe from a few weeks ago. I bought the “eyes” at a baking store called Vanilla Bean, here in Madison. I piped the frosting onto each…

Pumpkin Cupcakes II

Happy October! My favorite month of the year. As mentioned last year, I am not a fan of anything having to do with pumpkin. Maybe I have an orange food aversion (I don’t enjoy carrots either!). Who knows. I do, however, wish that I liked…