Another Macaroon Cake

It’s fall!  I had to try something new with pumpkin.  This year it’s Pumpkin Spice Macaroon Cake with Caramel Glaze.

Cake:

• 1/2 Cup margarine
• 1 3/4 Cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 Tbsp. vanilla
• 2 Cups pumpkin
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 3 Cups flour
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. ginger
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg

Start by creaming the margarine, sugar and egg.  Add the vanilla and pumpking.  Mix in the dry ingredients thoroughly.  Set aside and make the macaroon filling.

Macaroon Filling:

• 8 oz. chevre (or cream cheese)
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 Cup sugar
• 1 Tbsp. flour
• 2 Cups coconut

Mix everything thoroughly.

Grease and flour a bundt cake pan.  Add a small layer of the pumpkin cake batter.  Spoon the macaroon filling around the pan and cover with the rest of the batter.  Bake for about 50 – 60 minutes at 350*F.  Make sure the cake is completely cooled before removing it from the pan.

Drizzle with the caramel glaze.

Caramel Glaze:

• 1/4 Cup Margarine
• 1/2 Cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 Tbsp milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 3/4 – 1 Cup of powdered sugar

Do not start the glaze until the cake is out of the pan.  Then mix the margarine, brown sugar, salt, vanilla, and milk in a sauce pan.  Cook until it boils for one minute.  Remove from the heat and add the powdered sugar.  Start with 3/4 Cup, and you can add more if it is too thin.  If it gets too thick, just add a tiny bit more milk.  You might have to reheat it or it will cool quickly and not make a pretty glaze (especially if you are taking pictures), but it will still taste good!

Perfect for fall get togethers!

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It’s Starting to Look Like Fall

This time of year, I really wish I had trees whose leaves turned brilliant colors.  Alas, mine generally just fade into brown.

Same tree a few days later (and Tony has moved between these two images) an a lot more brown.

Tony in the back, Xerxes and Aurora in front

Cinnamon under the tree

Luckily, I found some brightly colored leaves at my dad’s house!

I still have some splashes of color on my farm.  The flicker provides some.

northern flicker

The mallow is still going strong.  It doesn’t mind a cold, fall rain.  If we don’t get a hard freeze, it will keep blooming until Thanksgiving.

My corn is turning, but there’s still lots of bright green in the buffer strip.

I even managed to get a mini pumpkin from my garden!

Of course, Sky is my assistant photographer.  Boy, is he a great help!

I love this time of year.

Geese Like Treats Too

When I gave my yard goats pumpkin the other day, I also put one in the barnyard for the geese.

They were happy about that.

When the goats came back up from pasture, Casey was quick to find the leftovers!

I helped little Ava find it too.

I think she liked it!

I really need to give them some more.

I hope you’ll come back to join me for Friday’s Hunt.  I have this week’s items at the top of my side bar.