The best for last

Back to the cinnamon, sugar and brown sugar!

This cake is the one I first posted before starting the blog. Taylor actually discovered this cake a few years ago and it has been one of our favorites since. We are not Pumkin Pie fans so we make this at thanksgiving and while everyone is eating their pumkin pie...we much on this cutie!

Pumkin Orange Spice Cake with Orange drizzle....

Start by following the directions on a box of Spice Cake but reduce the amount of water by 1/2 C and use 1/2 Cup pumkin puree instead....also use about 1 tsp of grated orange peel and a 2 Tbsp of 100% orange juice. Bake as the box tells you in a bundt pan...( if you like a lot of the orange flavor you can also add more juice/less water...we continue to play with it)

Once the cake is baked and cooled flip onto serving platter...

In a sauce pot place 3/4 stick of butter and begin to melt...add 1/4 cup of 100% orange juice and then begin to sift in powdered sugar....if you like a lot of drizzle you can increase each item in this...I dont even measure anymore just keep throwing in til it looks good. Add yellow food coloring or even yellow and red for a light orange....Once you have a thick syrup like frosting drizzle one layer over the cake and throw quickly into the fridge.....that will cool and harden. ...take the rest of the frosting off the heat and set aside for just a few minutes.....once the first layer has soaked in and hardened a bit....go back and really slather on the rest....

This cake is gorgeous when you fill the middle of the bundt with fall flowers....The cake is so good but the orange drizzle frosting then just makes it so much better! It is really a centerpeice and dessert all in one!