One of the current favorite for pumpkin desserts is the pumpkin cake roll filled with cream cheese frosting. This recipe has been a favorite in the supermarkets in the past few years. It's really not a new idea because I remember one of my neighbors making this when my now grown children were toddlers. There is a skill needed to make this without breaking the cake.
My favorite recipe that I made for my family is a Pumpkin Chiffon Bundt Cake. This recipe is so simple and one that I've made over the years. It can be served plain with powdered sugar and with a whipped cream icing.
Another favorite of my children is a recipe that my friend's mother made in the fall. This little German lady was quite a dessert baker. She made pumpkin cookies that simply melted in your mouth. For that matter, anything Mrs. T made from custard pies to Christmas cookies was a real treat indeed Mrs. T's pie crust was always sprinkled with sugar and could rival my grandpap's.
For those of you who prefer your cakes in the form of a loaf, there is the ever popular Pumpkin Bread. We made this often for the holidays and used it both for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
When I would attend an Elks District Meeting at McKees Rocks Lodge, they always served a variation of pumpkin pie in squares, which was a graham cracker and nut mixture base with a pumpkin pie filling. They always topped it off with just a dollup of real whipped cream.
Whatever you serve for dessert for Thanksgiving, be it pies, cakes, cookies or breads, you really need to have a pumpkin flavor along with the turkey, stuffing and other sides.
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