Fall Harvest Cake Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Place cake mix in bowl.
• Substitute apple cider for whatever the water amount is that the cake box requires.
• Add eggs as required by cake mix.
• Mix well.
• Once batter is moist and mixed well, add pumpkin.
• Pour half of the batter into a greased and floured bundt pan.
• Sprinkle nuts, brown sugar and cinnamon over batter.
• Add remaining batter on top.
• Cook according to mix directions for bundt pan, about 30 to 35 minutes.
• Serve with whipped cream.

Steps:

• To make frosting: blend vanilla, butter, and cream cheese together; incorporate enough powdered sugar until desired spreading consistency is reached.
• To make cake: In a large bowl, mix the first 10 ingredients together; add flour, 1/2 cup at a time.
• Blend in pumpkin; fold in apple and pecans.
• Transfer batter to a greased and floured Bundt pan.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 70 minutes.
• Cool 20 minutes in the pan; remove and complete cooling on wire rack.
• Frost when cool.

Steps:

• Mix together sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, ginger, oil, vanilla and eggs.
• Add pumpkin to this mixture and stir well.
• Stir in 2 cups of flour, 1/2 cup at a time.
• Stir in apples and pecans.
• Bake 60-70 minutes at 350 in a greased and floured bundt pan.
• Ice with cream cheese frosting and sprinkle with nuts.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Cut the acorn squash into thin slices and place in a casserole dish or baking pan. Add just enough grapeseed oil to coat the squash and bottom of the pan. Add savory, carrot greens, and salt to taste.
• Place asparagus in a separate casserole dish or baking pan. Add just enough olive oil to coat the asparagus and bottom of the pan. Add garlic. Add savory, salt, and pepper to taste.
• Place both pans in the preheated oven. Roast asparagus until tender, about 15 minutes. Roast squash until tender, about 30 minutes. Check both pans every 10 minutes and add oil as needed.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add penne and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes. Drain.
• Combine cooked penne, squash, asparagus-garlic mixture, beans, and capers in a large serving bowl. Add more olive oil, savory, carrot greens, salt, and pepper to taste.