In this universe of Pumpkin flavored everything that we’re all living in at the moment, I’m not sure if Caramel & Pumpkin aren’t the BEST combo of all the Pumpkin combos ever ‘combo’d’ since the beginning of time.

~Seriously, these two should never be without each other..like EVER!

The spicy, fluffy Pumpkin cake is taken up more notches than I can count by the simple, sticky addition of a warm Caramel bottom/top!  The Caramel forms a sweet, super-gooey layer under the Pumpkin Cake that leaves me speechless.  Who knew that something so simple could be SO beyond amazing?!

You have got to make this to understand what I mean…trust me!  🙂

What you’ll need:

2-9″ round cake pans  (this makes two cakes)

2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2 cups canned pumpkin
4 eggs
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup butter, melted

Non stick cooking spray

2 cups of Caramel Sauce..I used store bought.  ..divided

Directions:

Spray the pans VERY well..set aside!

Pour one cup of the Caramel Sauce into each of the sprayed pans…

Spread it around evenly, this will be your top!

In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients with an electric mixer…

In another bowl, beat the pumpkin, eggs, sugar, oil and butter until well blended. Gradually stir into dry ingredients just until blended.

Pour half of the batter into each sprayed, Caramel coated pan…

Making sure not to over-fill them, even out the top…

Bake them at 350 for approx. 20-30 minutes or until the cake is firm.

Let them cool just enough so you can handle them, but flip them onto your serving plates while they’re warm, for the ultimate stickiness! If some cake sticks..well, it IS a ‘sticky’ cake..just add some more caramel, no one will care!  🙂

Plate it up..don’t be shy!

Grab a nice slice for YOU~  since you did all the “work”…

This one is YOURS!  ~Enjoy! 🙂

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Let me start by saying that regular Monkey Bread has the power to totally turn me into a weak, self control-less embarrassment to myself.  SO clearly, I won’t share with you what happens to me when that Monkey Bread is studded with an entire pound of BACON!  That’s right!!  Salty, smoky, sticky & chewy BACON, generously glued together by puddles of sticky Maple Syrup!   🙂

This treat is best described in whimpers and moans, but I’ll do my very best to adequately describe the sheer and undeniable ‘epicness’ of such a decadent delight, using cognitive speech, ok? ..here it goes:  Warm, fluffy and flaky Biscuits, layered & drenched in melted Butter, thick Brown Sugar & sweet Maple Syrup, held together by shards of sticky, candied Bacon that’s crusted onto the bottom AND onto the top of the Whole. Darn. Thing!  ~whew!

This Sticky Bacon Bread is a decadent combination of everything that’s tender and chewy, sweet and cinnamony, ooey and gooey..all in one bite!

~And all quite possibly before Noon..Oooh yeah!

Might as well just give in now and don’t pretend you’ve got the self control to refuse…they’re calling your name!

Go for it!  🙂

What you’ll need to satisfy at least 8 crazy cravings:

One can of Pillsbury Grands Flaky Layers Biscuits

One pound of crispy & slightly crumbled up Bacon!

4 tbsp. Melted Butter

1/2 Cup packed Brown Sugar

1 tsp. – 1 tbsp. Cinnamon…to your liking.

1/2 Cup Maple Syrup

Chopped Nuts optional..I didn’t use any!

A 9″ round baking pan..a Bundt pan will work as well!

Directions:

Spray the baking pan with non-stick spray..

Combine the melted Butter and Syrup in a small bowl and set aside.  In another small bowl combine the Brown Sugar, Cinnamon and nuts if desired..mix well!

Pour a enough of the butter mixture in the bottom of the pan just to coat, and sprinkle some of the Sugar onto that.  Top with a nice layer of Bacon shards!  This will end up being the gooey top of the Sticky Bacon Bread when you flip it out! 🙂

Layer each Biscuit in a circle around the pan, making sure to top each one with some Syrup, Sugar & Bacon!  Really ‘goo’ that baby up, use every last drop of the Syrup and Sugar mixtures!

The empty center will fill in as it bakes..no worries!

Resist the urge to eat it like this!  Bake it at 350 degrees, uncovered for approx. 30 minutes…

It will be golden and puffy when it’s done!  Let it cool a bit to set up, before flipping it out onto your platter!

Say a Bacony prayer before flipping it!  🙂

Now…dig into that warm, gooey and SO sticky Bacon Bread Heaven!

Hurry and grab a slice just for you..like seriously hurry or it will disappear!  Don’t underestimate the way this smell will hypnotize everyone in the house, claim your piece and trust no one..haha!

Open wide and try to control your Sticky Bacon Bread Euphoria!  ~Enjoy!  🙂

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As much as I love all of the typical Fall/Holiday Cakes, Pies & Treats, Gingerbread is my absolute Numero UNO!  And not just by a little bit..by a landslide!  So I figured, what better way to intensify that Gingerbread flavor than to combine it with the dense, richness of Brownies!  And what a combo it turned out to be..WOW!  These Brownies take regular Gingerbread to a whole other level of Gingerbread-greatness!  🙂

Deep, intense Ginger flavor with the most divine Brownie richness you can imagine!  If you love Gingerbread, if you love Brownies, if you’re alive…you will have a new Holiday favorite right here!  All it takes is one soft, chewy Gingery bite and you’ll be hooked.

Perfect with a hot cup of Coffee or Cocoa, by the fire on a cold Winter’s Night..ORrrr, with a tall glass of milk on a Holiday Morning!

Leave some for Santa instead of cookies, and you’ll get twice as many gifts..HAHA!  ~kidding, of course..please don’t email me on Christmas Morning all upset because you only got the normal amount of gifts..LOL!

This is the biggest flavor pay-off 3 ingredients and 1 bowl will EVER get you..go make some..Go, Go!  🙂

What you’ll need:

1 Box of Betty Crocker Gingerbread Cake Mix

1/3 Cup of Evaporated Milk

1/2 Cup Melted Butter

a 9×9 sprayed baking pan

Powdered Sugar for dusting..optional

Lots of self control!

Directions:

In a medium bowl simply combine all of the 3 ingredients very well….

Add it into the baking pan and evenly smooth it out…

Into the oven at 350 degrees for approx. 25 minutes, or until the Brownies are firm!

Let it cool, slice it up and admire it’s dark, and sultry beauty…

Serve ’em up while they’re warm & chewy…

Sink your teeth into a nice big bite!  ~Enjoy!  🙂

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You just can’t beat a Maple & Bacon combo!  They’re totally meant to be together.  They’re the kind of partnership that’s ‘never had one fight’!  The type of relationship that, if they were a real couple, and not a yummy food couple, they’d irritate everyone they know with their relationship perfection..LOL!

Maple & Bacon have got to be one of the most perfect food pairings of all time!   🙂

Just when you thought that those 2 flavors couldn’t possibly be improved, along comes sweet & sticky Maple cake drizzled in Bourbon Glaze!  Seriously?!  If you love a sweet, salty, sticky bite, these are for YOU!

~Just think of these as a chewy-gooey ‘Pancake’ bar filled with sweet Maple Syrup and salty Bacon. BOOM..Breakfast! ..yeah, that’s right!  🙂

What you’ll need:

1 lb of crispy and crumbled bacon!  Yes, of course an entire pound..duh!  😉

2 cups good quality Maple Syrup

1 stick of unsalted butter

1 tsp. Vanilla extract

1 tsp. baking powder

2 cups flour

1 egg

Directions:

Boil the Maple Syrup until it’s thickened and slightly reduced..it took about 12 minutes or so at a good bubble (the longer it simmers the stickier your bars will be, so be patient)!  Use a large pot because it bubbles up.  Make sure not to let it turn into caramel.  Once it’s thick, let it cool..while it’s cooling crisp up and crumble the bacon!  🙂

When the syrup has cooled and is warm, NOT hot..stir in the butter until it melts and combines.

Mix in all the other ingredients including the bacon..but mix in the flour last..in small batches to fully combine.  Stir it up!  🙂

Spread it out evenly, onto a parchment lined, medium sized sheet pan and put it in the fridge to chill for about an hour.

Bake it at 350 for about 12 minutes, until slightly golden!  When it’s done, let it cool!

While it’s baking make the Kentucky Bourbon glaze!

Simply add 2-3 tbsp. of Kentucky Bourbon to 1 cup of Powdered Sugar and mix well!  This is a very strong and boozy glaze, not for kiddos!  Keep some of the bars glaze-free for the little ones! 😉

Drizzle the top with the glaze…

Now, serve up a boozy, sticky maple-bacon dessert treat  breakfast!  ~Enjoy!  🙂

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