Fall Fun

Things to Bake, Make or Do this Fall I've been counting down to fall since summer began and we are so close to my favorite season, I can smell the pumpkin spice in the air. Feeling inspired by the pending change in the season, I have rounded up a list of things you can bake, make or do inspired by Fall. Bake You have to make Martha's Pumpkin chocolate chip bars. This is a recipe for super easy pumpkin bread from Once Upon a Chef it's so easy, super moist and delicious. Easy to make vegan, I've tried and it worked great with flaxseed meal egg substitute. These next recipes come from my friend, Heather at Glitter on a Dime. These little tarts are cute as pumpkins, Pumpkin Spice S'mores Tart Don't feel like baking but want to make a fall-inspired treat, check out this Peanut Butter Popcorn Cake! Make More from Glitter on a Dime. This is a fun and easy way to decorate your pumpkins...
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Birthday Cake Flavored Recipes

Normally, I am a chocolate fanatic, see my post on  molten chocolate cake!!! But since February is my birthday month, I’ve been thinking a lot about birthday cake. But just the flavor, not actual cake.  I just love the flavor of “birthday cake”. To me birthday cake flavor is buttery, has a prominent vanilla flavor with a smidgen of something else and sprinkles, lots of sprinkles.  Birthday Cake Recipes that aren’t cake! These recipes don’t use any boxed cake mix, but I think they really have that birthday cake flavor. They are fast recipes, taste great and are maybe even more fun to eat! One of the first recipes I found was a recipe for Cake Batter Puppy Chow. I found it on freshaprilflours.com. Lynn the author of this website loves Puppy Chow recipes so much that she created an entire cookbook featuring her Puppy Chow recipes. Talk about finding a niche market. I have made Lynn’s Cake Batter recipe several times and it doesn’t disappoint. She has a great how-to video. So delicious, it's hard not to...
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Molten…My Favorite way to eat Chocolate

Discovering Whimsy is all about reflecting on things that bring joy. So, I am going to start with an easy one. Chocolate makes me happy! The process of enjoying chocolate is something I like to savor, really tasting the chocolate and exploring the texture of it. I love chocolate pretty much in any form, but my favorite way to consume chocolate is in the form of molten chocolate cake. There is something so decadent, silky, and over the top about eating molten chocolate. I have tried making molten chocolate cakes at home in the past and I have had varied results. I have burnt my hands trying to turn the cake out of the ramekin. Sometimes part of the cake stays stuck in the ramekin. Or molten chocolate cake goes all over the counter and floor as the ramekin slips from my hands.  The worst is when the cake bakes all the way, it’s so disappointing. My molten chocolate cakes have only turned out...
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