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Spice Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Icing

September 25, 2017 by Gretchen Blazer Thompson

The funny thing about this cake is… Rich and I both don’t like applesauce.  I know, why even attempt to make an applesauce cake if you don’t like applesauce?  I don’t know, but I’m glad I did because we love this cake!

In the past I was always apprehensive to make an applesauce cake because I thought it would just taste like applesauce.  I mean, an applesauce cake I can take or leave, but with an applesauce cake with a ton of warm spices and cream cheese icing… Who wouldn’t like that?

Rich and I ate the whole cake in the span of 3 days.  I would say that makes the cake a keeper.  It would be great anytime of the year, but is especially perfect in the fall.  Plus, the cake keeps extremely well covered with foil and stored in the fridge, making this cake perfect for dessert and then with a cup of coffee the next morning (or afternoon).

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Breakfast, Dessert, Vegetarian Tagged With: apple sauce, cake, cinnamon, cream cheese, icing, spice, The Thompson Kitchen

Real Pumpkin Spice Latte

September 15, 2017 by Gretchen Blazer Thompson

Okay, Okay, I know I said just last week that I don’t like pumpkin spice lattes.  But then I discovered that if you make a homemade one with actual pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice it’s actually delicious.  So truth be told, I like real pumpkin spice lattes, but I don’t like the fake ones that are overly sweet and don’t even have pumpkin in them.

This recipe is so easy.  Just throw everything in the blender, blend for 30 seconds, heat the mixture and stir in some espresso or really strong coffee, and viola!  Real pumpkin spice lattes!

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Filed Under: Drink Tagged With: cinnamon, coconut milk, latte, pumpkin, spice, The Thompson Kitchen

Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Muffins

September 6, 2017 by Gretchen Blazer Thompson

I already know what your thinking, “pumpkin, really Gretchen?”  I know, I know.  But here’s the thing, pumpkin isn’t something I decided I loved when everyone and their brother got on the pumpkin train thanks to pumpkin spice lattes.  Honestly, I don’t even like pumpkin spice lattes.

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Breakfast, Dessert Tagged With: breakfast, chocolate, chunk, fall, muffins, pumpkin, spice, The Thompson Kitchen

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