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Monday, February 15th, 2010Pumpkin Mini Muffins with Cream Cheese Frosting
Friday, November 13th, 2009This morning, one of the mom’s in my Bible study brought in a batch of spice cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. A delicious and delectable treat.
As my boys were sleeping this afternoon, I decided I would try my hand at some pumpkin mini muffins and cream cheese frosting that would meet the gluten free and dairy free diet of our family.
Pumpkin Muffins
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups gluten free flour (I used brown rice flour)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 cup pumpkin (I used a half can of pumpkin, but I am sure a cup of pumpkin puree would be divine in this recipe)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 eggs
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray mini muffin tin with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, xanthan gum, salt, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar. Mix well and then, using a mixer, beat in pumpkin, oil, water, and eggs until well combined.
- Fill mini muffin tin cups 1/2 to 3/4 full of batter and bake 15 minutes or until the tops of the muffins are golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 1-8 oz tub of vegan imitation cream cheese (I use the Tofutti Brand Better Than Cream Cheese)
- 1/4 cup softened dairy free margarine (I use the Fleischman’s unsalted margarine sticks)
- 3 Tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
- Beat imitation cream cheese, and margarine at medium speed with electric mixer until creamy.
- Gradually at sugar beating at a medium speed until blended.
- Stir in vanilla.
It is best to allow the mini muffins to cool completely and then let the frosting party begin.
Halloween
Monday, November 2nd, 2009Ethan and Hayden were superheroes for Halloween this year. They were not thrilled with the whole idea of dressing up, so here is the only picture I got of them dressed up.
We went Trick-or Treating at David’s place of employment and the boys were able to get a few treats. I am not a huge fan of going from door-to-door, so we opted to stay in.
Ethan and Hayden helped me bake cupcakes. We used a pan that produced pumpkin shaped cupcakes. We decorated them with orange icing and sprinkles.
A Very enjoyable evening for everyone……
Future Plumber?
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
We have been having a terrible time keeping diapers on Hayden. He finds a way to take them off. If he has on clothes, he takes the clothes off to get the diaper off.
The writing is on the wall. I know it is probably time to potty train him, so I guess we should potty train both boys at the same time.
Last week, one of the ladies in my Mom’s Bible Study blessed us with a bag full of boy’s underwear. Now that we are armed with plenty of undies to train both boys at the same time, we need to schedule a potty boot camp.
I am so not looking forward to this…….but it is time……
“A Snake!”
Sunday, November 1st, 2009We were buzzing around this morning trying to get breakfast ready when out of nowhere Hayden throws his hands above his head, starts running and yelling, “It’s a snake, it’s a snake!”
David and I laughed, because he often does the same thing only he substitutes snake for monster. Well, we weren’t laughing when he crouched down on the kitchen floor saying “Look! It’s a snake.”
Lo and behold, on the kitchen floor was a wriggly worm. We are not sure how it got there, but Hayden did his due diligence in alerting us to the rogue creature.
Never a dull moment in our house……
