Cotton Candy Pumpkin was the first of the four pumpkins I decided to try for my pies. The pie was extremely mild in flavor. The spices in the filling came through quite strong and the flavor of the pumpkin itself was lost.

When you cut the cotton candy pumpkin it has a very pale yellow colored pulp. And even the roasting the pumpkin did not change the color that much (see the pictures bellow):


However it produced a nice looking pumpkin pie, the filling had a nice texture to it:

However, as I said, the taste needed more “pumpkiness” to it. So if you ever wonder if the Cotton Candy Pumpkin is good for making pies, I would suggest other pumpkins. Unless of course you prefer the very mild taste of Cotton Candy Pumpkin.

I love to bake pumpkin pies. While it is easy to pick up the pumpkin pura in the store, it is far more fan to make your pumpkin pies from the scratch. In the past I mostly used cheese pumpkins, because it has very nice taste without overpowering your taste-buds. This year I have decided to experiment a little. And how you could resist not to?!!! Going to a local farm market I was faced with a difficult choice- which pumpkin should I choose:

After looking around, I have decided to pick Cotton Candy, Jarrahdale, Cinderella pumpkins so I can compare them to the pies I usually make from Cheese Pumpkins:

In the upcoming posts I will write about each pie I made. But for now I would like to know which one is your favorite pumpkin?

Having baked countless number of wedding cakes, I know that every bride struggles to make her wedding as unique as possible in every respect. This of course includes the wedding cake. One of the features that can make your wedding cake standout is the cake topper. Depending on the theme of your wedding you can probably create your own cake topper. However once in a while I come across some very unique cake toppers you can buy in the store or online which I planed to share from now on.

Bellow are two cake toppers from AmericanBridal.com. Both cake toppers are crafted from bonded marble and can add elegance to your wedding cake.

Two Hearts One Love Cake Topper

$19.95

Your marriage will be the start of your two hearts being one strong love. This cake topper will ad elegance to your cake…[Click here for more info]

Happily Ever After Cake Topper

$19.95

The new couple engaged in a warm loving embrace. The perfect addition for the most elaborate pastry creations [Click here for more info]

For more bridal accessories visit AmericanBridal.com. If you know of any great online bridal shops feel free to share them with me int the comments.