Pumpkin Almond Cake with Almond Butter Frosting

BAKED Sunday Morning

I made this cake for one of my desserts to take to our Thanksgiving dinner at my sister-in-law's. It was a risky move because usually I take recipes that I have made before, but I thought this would be a nice change from the usual pies and it would give me quite a few taste testers. 

This cake did not disappoint. It has all the flavors of a pumpkin pie wrapped up in a cake. I loved the crumb on this cake from the almond flour and I really loved the frosting. The only change I made with this recipe was the substitution of regular milk for the almond milk in the frosting and with the flavor of almond butter I don't think the almond milk was missed. It was also the first time that I have used vanilla bean paste and I really liked the taste and the look of the vanilla beans in the frosting. This cake was a hit and it will be one that I will make often.

Check out BAKED Sunday Mornings to see what the rest of the bakers think about this cake. You can also find the recipe over there.

Oatmeal Peanut Butter Scones

BAKED Sunday Morning

I've mentioned before that I make a lot of scones because they are John's favorite breakfast treat, but this is the first time that I have made a scone that tastes more like a cookie. The recipe also adds some chocolate chips in the mix, but I couldn't resist trying the peanut butter and jelly version so I halved the dough and just put chips in one half.

What's interesting about these scones is that you score them before you put them in the oven and then finish cutting them when they are baked I guess to keep them moist.

But whatever the reason, it worked because both versions are moist albeit a little crumbly. I sliced the portion that I left plain in half and spread some Trippleberry preseves on them. The result is a perfectly delightful peanut butter 'n jelly cookie scone.

The difficult part was deciding which one was my favorite, but in the end I had to go with the chocolate chip and John's favorite was the peanut butter 'n jelly, although he said by the end of his second chocolate chip scone that it was growing on him.

This recipe is definitely a keeper and I will be making these scones again and again. Check out the rest of the group's scones and the recipe over at BAKED Sunday Mornings.