Lazy Sunday

Today was quite the relaxing Sunday. Fall is my favourite time of the year and it definitely brings out my inner child. I love the smell of baking, the cool fall air, hoodies, falling leaves, the pumpkin patch etc. It seems as if everything is more peaceful in the fall and I love it so much.

This afternoon I was determined to make Pumpkin-Pie cupcakes from scratch and they turned out fabulous. Baking is one of my favourite things to do and when I get the chance to do it, I just want everyone to eat till their bellies are full. Plus, I've been repinning some delicious recipes on Pinterest and thought it'd be a great day to test one out.

 

Pumpkin-Pie Cupcakes

INGREDIENTS

· 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

· 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

· 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

· 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

· 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

· 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

· 1/8 teaspoon salt

· 1/4 cup granulated sugar

· 2 tablespoons butter, softened

· 1 egg

· 1/4 cup canned pumpkin puree

· 2 tablespoons milk

· 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

PREPARATION

1. Heat oven to 350°. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt until combined. Set aside. Mash granulated sugar and butter in another bowl until combined. Stir in egg white, then pumpkin, milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla. Add dry ingredients; stir until just combined. Pour batter into lined mini muffin cups to three quarters full. Bake until cupcakes spring back to the touch, 10 to 15 minutes. I put store-bought cream cheese icing to keep it fall-like but you can put anything your little heart desire.

I put my cupcakes in yellow liners because I found out that gold is the colour for childhood cancer and September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. Yellow is the closet to gold so I settled on that. Since starting this blog yesterday, I have received some nice emails and texts from family and friends. They really warmed my heart and I definitely will continue to write about what is on my mind. I was talking to my cousin and she told me that this blog really hit close to home because her co-workers daughter that was fighting a 2

year battle against Neuroblastoma lost the fight today. I was really upset to hear that and it makes want to do that much more. We talked for a bit and I explained about how everyone knows what the pink ribbon stands for and no one knows that it's Childhood Cancer Awareness month as we speak. I'm not saying that breast cancer is not important but children do not have a loud enough voice to help raise awareness and they need our help. Did you know that childhood cancer has the least funding? My cousin and I agreed that kids should get more funding since they have a whole life ahead of them if they survive it. Please keep my cousin's co-worker in your prayers tonight and make sure you hug your love ones a little tighter.
On a lighter note, this week I'm determined to start running again. In all honesty, I'm awful at being able to accomplish this simple exercise. I could be totally dressed up ready to run and my naughty self has the power to talk me out of running. Naughty self can somehow trick my mind that stuffing your face in front of the TV is better for you. But since this weather is beautiful, I've decided to tell Naughty Self to eff off for the next month. I even texted one of my best friends to come out with me so I have no excuses. Take that naughty self! Anyway, I’m off to drop off some cupcakes to my Scary Mary (Nana W.) so she can try some. Have a great night!! ~A~

P.S sorry about my font layout. It's being really tricky and not co-operating with me so I'm leaving it because I really don't have the energy to stress about being a perfectionist on my blogs. If I was writing in my journal, I would have scribbles and crossed out words and the whole works. Thank you for reading. xo