Every year we have an annual pumpkin carving get together. Everyone brings a pumpkin and I bring treats and cider. Nothing beats warm mulled cider. Well almost nothing, coffee at 6 am trumps everything. For treats last year I brought candy bars, the child in our circle of friends ate a bit too many and was off the wall! I had the worst tummy ache afterwards. So this year by request I made pumpkin spice cake. Jesse requested this and in the 8 years we have been together he has probably only ever requested sweets maybe 10 times. So whenever he does I almost always say yes. I made a 10″ cake and cupcake/muffins with dried cranberries and chocolate chips added.

We ate them too quickly to get photos after they baked.

Jessie’s Muppet Themed Pumpkin!

My pumpkin was supposed to be Medusa but that didn’t work out so well.

Pearl Jones did an amazing swirled pumpkin!

Ann Lam being a true artist with her abstract pumpkin.

Madeline’s Pumpkin! By far the best!

Erica’s pumpkin…the scary one!!