The Great Pumpkin- A Pumpkin Bowl- A Cake

October 30, 2008

 
I saw this cake this morning and am just LOVIN' IT! Now I would NEVER, EVER pay $110 for a cake, but this could be easily made, not only for  Halloween Reformation Parties, but for Thanksgiving and harvest get togethers! Of course, having a few cake skills helps, but I think anyone could do this.
 

 
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I spent my childhood in Upstate New York. You cannot begin to appreciate the fall season unless you have experienced autumn in the North East! The colors are breathtaking!

One family tradition we had while I was a kid was going to the Pumpkin Farm. It had a huge pumpkin patch of course, and you could get hay rides, apples, cider and other seasonal goodies. It was just a fun, family atmosphere, not an evil, scary thing. There was a HUGE pumpkin, called The Great Pumpkin. I think it was made of paper mache'? A person would sit inside it and children could come up and ask him questions. Fun memories…

How many of us grew up watching Charlie Brown in the fall, in The Great Pumpkin?
HERE is a little trivia quiz you might have fun with.
 
 

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Making a Pumpkin Bowl
 
 
You can do this with most anything, pumpkins, cabbage, bell peppers, squash etc…
I made this one for the Barn Party we went to last year!
Just cut the top off, carve it out.
You may need to thin out the top of the rim to make a larger opening.
 
This is great for dips, cheese cubes etc…
 
You could put a dip in one and have cubes of bread around it for dipping.
You could also use crackers around it. Use your imagination!
 
 
Garnish with some fresh herbs. This one has Rosemary in it.
 

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Pumpkin Pie Crust Cookies w/Dip

A great dip to be make when you have extra pie crust dough.

With the extra dough, make cutouts using leaf or pumpkin shaped cookie cutters.

Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and bake at 475o until firm, 5 to 7 minutes. Allow to cool.

For the Dip:

2 cups powdered sugar
1, 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese
16 oz. pumpkin puree
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. ginger (optional)

Combine powdered sugar and cream cheese.

Add pumpkin puree, cinnamon and ginger.

Refrigerate

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GIVE AWAY

Leave a comment
(preferably with a suggestion, a joke or funny story on how to use a pumpkin,but it is not necessary),and I'll put your name in the hat once.
 
Post on your blog linking back to this Give-Away
and
I will put your name in the hat TWICE for the drawing on Saturday
for a set of two
Pumpkin Pot Holders!
 
(pictured above)

Give Away ends Friday night at midnight.
Winner will be announced Saturday.

 

 

 

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Comments (4)

 

  1. Elaine says:
    October 30, 2008 at 9:33 am

    I have just found your website today. I love the pumpkin pot holders!! I love a cupcake recipe that I found on Greenlitebites(I think). You use I box of chocolate fudge moist cake mix or devil’s food and just add 1 can of pumpkin and 2/3 cup water and bake for 25-30 min. for 12 large or adjust baking time to make 24. My son loves these!! I’ve even made them with spiced pumpkin before by accident, and they were delicious too! I’m sure you could just cook your pumpkin and just use 15 oz. Thanks for the giveaway!
    Elaine

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  2. Dana says:
    October 30, 2008 at 9:40 am

    I’ve paid over $110 for a cake…for our wedding. I just didn’t want to make my own cake. I had enough things to do! :-)

    Rick and I grew pumpkins this year. However, we weren’t able to harvest any. It took 3 plantings for them to come up. We had 5 that were the size of a cantaloupe, but the frost got them while they were still very green. They looked like small watermelons. If all the blossoms had turned into pumpkins, we would have had nearly 100! Next year we’re going to buy seed as soon as it hits the shelves!

    Blessings–
    Dana

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  3. Kathy says:
    October 30, 2008 at 9:46 am

    Let me clarify Dana, I would not pay $110 on a little/FUN cake like this. :o )

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  4. alemos says:
    October 30, 2008 at 10:27 am

    We have taken our pumpkins and carved out crosses in them. We then put a light in it and “let out light shine”. This is great for those who don’t want to do T&Ting.

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