My Obsession with All Pumpkin Culinary Delights--Happy Halloween

The leaves are crunching under my feet and the wafting smell of pumpkin pie hits my nose and I am succumbed once again by this member of the squash family. I love the Fall season because the Fall means that it's PUMPKIN time and Halloween. Yes, pumpkin--you know that orange thing we carve and scoop out its gooey guts.

I love any and all treats pumpkin. I inhale pumpkin scones (I will give the 'Bucks credit for their yummy moist pumpkin scone). I love pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread and my famous pumpkin pie cake that I recently made because I was craving my pumpkin fix. Pumpkin pie cake is the best pumpkin dessert I've made over the years and I'm not what you would call a baker. I'm one of those fake Rachael Ray bakers. Even non-baking me can whip out this cake and everyone thinks it took me hours to make.

It's basically a pumpkin pie base (with canned pumpkin, spices, evaporated milk, etc) and then you sprinkle a dry yellow cake on top and drizzle with melted butter. Voila, after you bake for about an hour you get a rich buttery crispy top crust! You can top with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream (I love it warm).

My sister loves this dessert and every time I make it I think of her. She's also a foodie fabulous connoisseur and a pumpkin lover. If I could bake her one and Fed Ex it to her at the hospital (she lives in a different state) I know she would get on her knees and kiss the ground and weep with joy. She would probably hide away in a closet and eat it all in one seating and would shoot daggers at anyone who even tried to catch a crumb. Yes, it's that fabulous.

Now I know there are a lot of anti-pumpkin eaters out there in Foodie Land. For all those who are against this orange squash, please don't hate the pumpkin. It brings much pleasure to my tastebuds. Give it a second chance. How can you say no to a gooey pumpkin scone or melt in your mouth cinnamon-infused pumpkin pie?

Pumpkin is definitely FOODIE fabulous. I even love salted pumpkin seeds and pumpkin soup. So there!