Weekend Round-Up

http://www.bhg.com/halloween/recipes/quick-halloween-party-food/
Stalking the Graveyard
Use your favorite cake or brownie mix to recreate the scene, adding in cookies and candies for garnishes. 

http://blog.chickabug.com/2013/09/graveyard-taco-dip.html




Applesauce Spice Cake 

Cook's notes: The cake can be made in a 13 x 9 pan or baked as cupcakes. It is dense moist cake with packed with yummy flavors. Add a scoop of orange sherbet to each serving.

Cake ingredients:

• 1-1/4 cups of white flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour 
• 1-1/2 cups of sugar
• 2 tsp. Saigon cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. allspice 
• dash of nutmeg
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1-1/3 cups applesauce 
• 1/3 cup oil
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup chopped peeled apple
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Cake Directions: 

• Preheat oven at 350 and grease 13 x 9 pan or use cupcake liners. 
• In a large bowl mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, dash nutmeg baking powder, baking soda and salt
• Add in applesauce, oil and eggs and beat on low speed until ingredients moistened.
• Beat on high for two minutes, fold in apples, raisins and walnuts
• Pour into pan or divide among cupcake liners.
• Bake 13 x 9 pan about 25 minutes-cupcakes 18-22 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean from the center 

Maple Icing

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup butter, softened (do not substitute margarine)
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. maple flavoring
• 6 to 8 tablespoons apple juice, cream or milk

Icing Directions:

• Use a mixer beating all ingredients until smooth. Add in more liquid as needed for correct spreading consistency.  

Another frosting option: Penuche
http://sockfairies.blogspot.com/2017/09/apple-pecan-spice-cake-with-penuche.html