Pumpkin Spice Ring Food

PUMPKIN SPICE RING

Steps:

• Combine pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice, and mix well. Set aside.
• Mix cake as directed on package. Fold in pumpkin mixture. Pour into an ungreased tube pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) until lightly browned, using the box directions as a guide to cooking time.

PUMPKIN RING CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan.
• Beat Bisquick, granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter, pumpkin pie spice, 1/4 cup milk, eggs and pumpkin in large bowl on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 3 minutes. Spread in pan.
• Bake about 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; turn upside down onto heatproof plate or wire cooling rack. Remove pan; cool cake completely.
• Stir remaining ingredients until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over cake.

PUMPKIN SPICE CAKE IN JARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Sterilize 8 (12 oz) Ball Quilted Crystal Canning Jars (14400-81400), lids and rings by boiling them for 10 minutes.
• Leave the lids and rings in the hot water until you're ready to use them; remove jars and allow the jars to air-dry and cool.
• Prepare the batter in the meantime.
• Using a pastry brush, brush the inside of the cooled jars with shortening (DO NOT use Pam or Baker's Secret); set aside.
• Coarsely chop the raisins and walnuts; set aside.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cloves, cinnamon and ginger in a large bowl.
• Add raisins and walnuts; toss to lightly combine.
• In another large bowl, beat eggs at high speed until thick and yellow (2-3 minutes).
• Gradually beat in the sugar until thick and light.
• At low speed, beat in the oil and pumpkin; blend well.
• Gradually stir in the flour mixture until well blended.
• Divide among the 8 canning jars (should be slightly less than 1/2 full.
• Wipe the sides of the jar off (inside/ outside) in case you slop or it'll burn.
• Place jars onto a cookie sheet or they'll tip over.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until a pick inserted into the center of each jar comes out clean.
• Have your lids and rings ready.
• Take one jar at a time from the oven; place a lid and ring on and screw down tightly.
• Use HEAVY-DUTY mitts--the jars are HOT! Place the jars onto your counter top too cool.
• You'll know when they've sealed, you'll hear a "plinking sound".

PECAN-PUMPKIN SPICE MOON PIES

Steps:

• Line a half sheet tray with parchment paper so that it hangs over the edges on all sides by about 2" (this will make the marshmallows easier to remove from the pan). Spray paper with nonstick cooking spray and dust generously with powdered sugar.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, sprinkle gelatin over ? Celsius cold water and set aside to bloom. Meanwhile, combine sugar, corn syrup, and salt with ? Celsius water in a small saucepan and cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Increase heat to high and continue cooking syrup until it reaches 240 degrees on a candy thermometer. Remove from heat.
• With the mixer on low speed, slowly pour the syrup into the dissolved gelatin. Increase speed to high and whip until very thick and glossy, about 15 minutes. Add vanilla and pumpkin pie spice and mix until thoroughly combined. Using gel paste food coloring, tint marshmallow mixture to a pale orange.
• Pour mixture into prepared pan, dust top generously with powdered sugar, and allow to sit for at least four hours. When marshmallows are set, turn out of pan onto a clean work surface dusted with powdered sugar, and peel off parchment. Using a 2 ½" ring mold or cookie cutter dusted with powdered sugar, cut out marshmallow rounds. Store wrapped in plastic or in an airtight container if not using immediately.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a food processor, finely grind the pecans together with the sugars. Add flour and salt to food processor and pulse to combine. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs, then add egg and vanilla and process until the dough comes together.
• Lightly dust a clean work surface with flour and turn the dough out. Form into a ball and then flatten into a disc, working in some of the flour from the table as needed. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill about 30 minutes in the freezer, or 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• Remove dough from plastic wrap and roll out to about ?" thick with a rolling pin, dusting work surface, dough, and rolling pin with flour as necessary to prevent sticking. Using a 2 ½" round cookie cutter or ring mold, cut out cookies. Space about an inch apart on parchment-lined baking sheets, then bake, rotating once halfway through, 8-10 minutes (cookies should be slightly undercooked).
• Allow to cool completely before decorating.
• When cookies are ready, heat candy melts in a medium glass bowl in the microwave in 15-30 second increments, stirring after each, until completely smooth, thinning with 1 T. melted shortening at a time until candy melts reach a nice dipping consistency. Dip half of cookies into mixture, allowing excess to drip off, then place on a wire cooling rack set over a parchment-lined half sheet tray. Allow candy to set slightly before decorating with assorted sprinkles. If desired, mix a little gold highlighter with a small amount of vodka in a small bowl and splatter cookies with "paint." Allow to set completely, at least 30 minutes.
• To assemble, carefully spread remaining undecorated cookies with 1 t. apple butter. Place a marshmallow round on top of the apple butter, then sandwich together with decorated cookies, using a dab of apple butter on the underside of each as glue. Moon pies are best served immediately once assembled.

TINA'S PUMPKIN SPICE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour the bottom and sides of a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin; beat until smooth. Stir in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, salt and cloves.
• Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.
• Frost with cream cheese frosting and sprinkle top with nuts. Cut in to 2 inch by 1 1/2 inch bars. Store in refrigerator.