THIS WEEK'S CRAVINGS BLOG PARTY #1 and Pumpkin-Swirl Brownies

Welcome to the very FIRST week of THIS WEEK'S CRAVINGS we are going to

compile a weekly list of favorite recipes with a THEME, so LINK-UP.

This week's theme is PUMPKIN, anything and everything you can make with PUMPKIN.

We love the taste of pumpkin,. Here is a fun chocolate brownie with a pumpkin flavor from Martha Stewart and we served it with the Pumpkin Ice Cream we made last week.

Pumpkin-Swirl Brownies

from Martha Stewart

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, plus more for pan

6 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 3/4 cups sugar

4 large eggs

1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract

1 1/4 cups solid-pack pumpkin

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts or other nuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch square baking pan or dish. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper; butter lining. Melt chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, cayenne, and salt in a large bowl; set aside. Put sugar, eggs, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; beat until fluffy and well combined, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in flour mixture.

Divide batter between two medium bowls (about 2 cups per bowl). Stir chocolate mixture into one bowl. In other bowl, stir in pumpkin, oil, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Transfer half of chocolate batter to prepared pan smoothing top with a rubber spatula. Top with half of pumpkin batter. Repeat to make one more chocolate layer and one more pumpkin layer. Work quickly so batters don't set. With a small spatula or a table knife, gently swirl the two batters to create a marbled effect. Sprinkle with nuts.

Bake until set, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into 16 squares.

This recipe is also linked to: It's a Blog Party Thanksgiving Holiday Party, Just Something I Whipped Up, Made by you Monday, Mouthwatering Monday, Making the World Cuter, Hearth and Soul, Tuesdays at the Table , It's a Blog Party, Homemaker Monday, Saturday's Party, Potluck Sunday, Tempt My Tummy Tuesday, Follow Me Friday, Fat Camp Friday and Foodie Friday

Everyone is invited, if you don’t have a blog, then please post your recipe HERE in the comments for others to see.

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Your hosts of this BLOG HOP Party are

myself at MOMS CRAZY COOKING; Delightful County Cookin' and From My Tiny Kitchen.

This is your chance to share your favorite recipe each week based on our themes. Post that favorite pumpkin bread you made for breakfast last week, or post your favorite pumpkin cheesecake you made last month, or do you have a dinner you make with pumpkin? Post any recipe you'd like just please stick to the theme. Please link directly to your post, NOT to your home page. And you MUST include a link back to one of our hosts of "This Week's Cravings", using the button (or a direct link). Click around at the other participant’s and visit as many as you can, LEAVE COMMENTS too! 

This Week's Cravings Schedule & Past/Future Recipe Links

November 1 - Anything with Pumpkin

November 8 – Thanksgiving Cookies & Treats 

November 15 - Thanksgiving Dinner & Sides

November 22 - Recipes with your Thanksgiving Left-Overs

November 29 - Crock-Pot Recipes

This is a BLOG HOP PARTY so please hop around

and read the other PUMPKIN posts!

Click for complete list of guidelines for This Week's Cravings