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Three Ingredient Muffins

This is a short and sweet post to accompany a short and sweet recipe (or two).  Last year, my wonderful neighbor and baker extraordinaire, Lisa, turned me on to these great chocolaty muffins that she makes with nothing more than a can of pumpkin, a box of chocolate cake mix and chocolate chips.  Count them:  1-pumpkin; 2-chocolate cake mix; and, 3-chocolate chips.  That’s it.  They’re scrumptious and super moist thanks to the pumpkin, yet they don’t taste like pumpkin.  Since my daughters and I are vanilla girls deep down inside, I decided to try a similar recipe using yellow cake [ ... ]
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Pumpkin Gooey Cake

Have you ever seen that Food Network show “The Best Thing I Ever Ate”?  Each episode focuses on a different category of lusty foods that network stars and chefs eat on their days off.  Anyone who obsesses over food like I do will appreciate the passion that oozes from their mouths with every tasty word.  Well, Paula Deen’s Pumpkin Gooey Cake is the best pumpkin dessert I ever ate.  If you’re not familiar with this yummy recipe, you really should be.  And you know, while I’m all about preserving family food traditions, be forewarned.  This dessert could very well replace [ ... ]
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