Easy As Pumpkin Spiced Cake

This is a great fall bunt cake recipe, and it's ridiculously easy to make.  It kind of tastes like a coffee cake, but I'm using it for one of my Thanksgiving desserts anyway.

Easy Pumpkin Spiced Cake Recipe

Cake:
1 box yellow cake mix
1 tbsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 can of canned pumpkin
1/4 cup water
2 tbsp vegetable oil
3 eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Icing:
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp milk
1/2 tsp cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350. Spray your bunt pan with Pam, or spread it with butter.
2. Whisk together dry ingredients - make sure you break up the little clumps that form in those boxed cakes.
3. Throw in the rest of the ingredients. (The beauty of box cake is you can do everything in one bowl. Mix until everything is combined and all the little clumps are broken up. Pour into your prepared bunt pan and bake for 37-45 minutes, until a toothpick put into the center comes out clean.
4. Cool completely
5. Once the cake is cooled, mix together the icing ingredients in another bowl. Ice the cake by either spooning it over the top, or create zigzag lines by pouring the icing into a sandwich bag and cutting off the corner.

Enjoy!

Apple glazed bbq chicken

So it's been a while - I guess between vacations, marathon training and laziness, I haven't been updating this as often as I'd like. But I have a backlog. Plus, I promise you an awesome thanksgiving dessert recipe, once it's vetted tonight :) For now,

Apple Glazed BBQ Chicken:
I served this with a basic green salad and homemade biscuits. Pillsbury makes great ones, but if you have time, try is Alton Brown's recipe. It takes practice - mine aren't quite there yet...

2 chicken breasts

Marinade:
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
1  tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp garlic salt
pepper

Glaze:
1/4 cup frozen apple juice concentrate
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp red pepper flakes

1. Combine all marinade ingredients in a plastic freezer bag. Put the chicken breasts in and squeeze out all the air. Let the chicken marinate for about 30 minutes, but not more than an hour.
2. Heat up the grill. If you don't have a grill, you can do this in a pan with a little olive oil.  While the pan/grill is heating up, whisk together the glaze ingredients.
3. Place the chicken on the grill and cook. Turn every 5 minutes or so, brushing the glaze on generously as you go. (You will need less in a pan since you don't loose it through the grill.) Do this until the chicken is done. Probably 20 minutes, but if you're unsure, cut the chicken to check.
4. Serve with your favorite barbecue sides!