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FINALLY! Geeeze! Presenting Sugar Whipped Soaps (again)

New Sugar Whipped soaps have arrived! (Just in time to still have them up March 15th, at least PST, so I don't look like such a slacker!
Just $11.00 for a 10oz tub! Look for them in the Body Scrub section of my Shop!

Six Yummy Scents, Bubbly Lather, Saturated with fine Sugar for a gentle scrub! Run Down:

~ Key Lime Pie ~ Buttery sweet graham cracker crust filled with sweet, citrusy Key Lime custard and sugared meringue!

 ~ Cardamom Vanilla ~  Warm buttery vanilla custard and fresh ground spicy green cardamom! 

~ Lemon Poppy Cake ~ Mouth watering Lemon butter cake drizzled with buttercreme icing!

~ Orange Sherbet ~ Cold and tangy orange sherbet filled with vanilla bean ice cream - just like an orange creamsicle! You will want to lick it! (but don't!)

~ Very Berry ~ Luscious, tart Acai Berry, Raspberry and Black Currant mingle into a perfect juicy sweet scent!

~ Brown Sugar Pumpkin Crunch ~ Sweet baked Pumpkin with golden crisp brown sugar and butter crumb topping!

Sugar Whipped Soap - 20 FREE samples

So, I am working on some fragrances for new Sugar Whipped soaps. So far I have Very Berri, Lemon Poppy Cake, Cardamom Vanilla (the same as my Marshmallow Cream soap), and Brown Sugar Pumpkin Crunch! The next 20 orders over $20.00 will get one of these 4 oz Sugar Whipped Soaps free! I would love some feedback on how you like the scent, texture, scrubbiness and any other comments! FYI - The label is a working label and bound to change so I would love suggestions on that too!

Pumpkin Gooey Cake Heart attack version - I promise it is edible!

Ok, I stray from soap but for good reason! This has got to be one of the best freggin cakes in the world! If you love pumpkin, and have a crazy sweet tooth, this cake is the perfect thing to satisfy you - it is to die for - really!

This recipe is from my dear friend Nikole via Paula Dean. Heart attack version calls for an extra stick of butter to be added to the filling but everything else is the same. Paula Deen would be proud!

see original recipe here: Paula Deen's Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake

Nikole's Heart Attack Version Pumpkin Gooey Cake:
Bottom Cake:

• 1 (18 1/4-ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 egg
• 8 tablespoons (one stick) butter, melted

 Filling:

• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 16 Tablespoons (2 sticks) butter, melted
• 1 (16-ounce) box powdered sugar (you may want to do 1 1/2 c. instead of the whole box to cut the sweetness a bit)
  
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg

Directions:

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

- Combine the cake mix, egg, and butter and mix well with an electric mixer (I used a spoon and it worked just fine. Just mix well).

- Pat the mixture into the bottom of a lightly greased 13 by 9-inch baking pan.

- To make the filling: In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth.

- Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter, and beat together.

- Next, add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mix well.

- Spread pumpkin mixture over cake batter and bake for 40 to 50 minutes.

Make sure not to overbake as the center should be a little gooey.

Best served warm with lots of vanilla ice cream!  and perhaps a Pumpkin Beer?
This Buffalo Bills Pumpkin Ale is my favorite - made my Pyramid - look for it at BevMo!

The Great Pumpkin Giveaway-Calling all Pumpk-aholics!

I am a Pumpk-aholic and I have been on a binge - pumpkin beer, pumpkin soup, pumpkin cake, pumpkin seeds, with more to come (suggestions, recipes, projects, welcome! I want to spread the love of Pumpkin so I am giving away a great selection of handmade pumpkin bath goodies! One 4.5 oz. bar of my Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cake Soap, One 10.5 oz. jar of my Pumpkin Crumb Cake Sugar Scrubs and One 5 oz bar of my 3D Cinderella Pumpkin Soap in a gift box! (made with my original mold that you won't find anywhere else!) See the enticing pics below!

TO ENTER: Just leave a comment under this post! I would love to hear why you too love (or hate) pumpkin but it is not necessary - you can just say hi :)
• If posting as anonymous please leave your first name in the comment.
• If you leave two comments, perhaps you forgot something in the first, only the first will be counted and everyone else moves up by one post. This is just so each person gets an equal chance to win. :)
• Please leave a comment by October 15th.
• Winner will be chosen at random 9pm PST October 15th

I will be doing a monthly giveaway so be sure to follow the blog to stay updated!

 

 

New sugar scrub results in...

...with the tie breaker vote by me. Cream Cheese Frosting and Pumpkin Cake came out dead even so I decided, considering the season, that Pumpkin (Crumb) Cake is the winner. Sorry to the Key Lime, Lavender Buttercréme and Cream Cheese Frosting folk. The good news, Pumpkin Crumb Cake is mouthwatering and is sure to please any sweet tooth!

Buttery yellow cake with creamy pumpkin, cinnamon brown sugar and pecans! Now available in the Seasonal section of my Etsy shop, 10.5 oz jar for $13.50 plus shipping!

Other seasonal items now available:

 

Chocolate Pumpkin Spice cake soap

 

Mulled Cider Soap