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    Fill Your Home With Autumn Baking

    Published: Nov 10, 2025 by Helen S Fletcher · This post may contain affiliate links · 1 Comment

    Get a head start on the season with these totally autumn recipes that are perfect for a chilly weekend. These recipes are filled with all the classic fall flavors like pumpkin, apple, and warm spices that will have everyone asking for more.

    A slice of the Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake sits on a yellow and blue rimmed plate with a multi-colored napkin and mug in the background.
    Pumpkin Mousse Torte Recipe
    This Pumpkin Mousse Torte is an exciting change of pace for Thanksgiving dessert....and it can be made ahead of time.
    Check out this recipe
    A singles slice of the torte sits on a cream colored plate rimmed in beige and sliver.
    Eight Pumpkin Pecan Scones sit on a white plate with mugs and spoons in the background.
    Simple Pumpkin Pecan Scones Reco[e
    These Simple Pumpkin Pecan Scones are perfect for breakfast, brunch or snack. Quickly made with tons of warm spices and toasted pecans, these are finished with an orange glaze and pecans and sanding sugar for a bit of crunch.
    Check out this recipe
    Apple Spice Bundt Cake
    What if I were to tell you this Apple Spice Bundt Cake is as easy to make as falling off a log? What's more it has no apples to peel, core and slice and features a secret ingredient. Finished with a Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting, this cake is filled with the warm spices of fall and is sure to be your newest fall cake.
    Check out this recipe
    A slice of the Caramel Apple Spiced Cake sits on a white plate with colored leaves with an apple, plaid napkin and the cake in the background.
    A slice of Butter Rum Pecan Tart on a plate with whipped cream to the side.
    Butter Rum Pecan Tart
    This Butter-Rum Pecan Tart screams fall is just about here. Fresh pecans abound and are perfect for the amazingly easy pastry tart shell. Golden syrup and a bit of dark rum accentuates the flavor of the toasted nuts for an unbeatable combination that is sure to find a place in your repertoire.
    Check out this recipe
    Apple Caramel Hand Pies
    These Apple Caramel Hand Pies feature my Amazing Pastry Dough Recipe that mimics puff pastry without all the fuss. There are no butter blocks to contend with, no butter breaking through and not worries. With apple season just around the corner, what could be better than caramels and apples enclosed in a flaky pastry?
    Check out this recipe
    Two golden half moon hand pies with slits showing the apple filling sit on an Irish decorated platter.
    Pumpkin Muffins on a cooling rack with a blue and yellow cloth and yellow smiley face tea cup,,
    Really Easy Pumpkin Muffins
    Really Easy Pumpkin Muffins with pecan streusel couldn't be any easier. Two bowls and a few measuring utensils, a whisk and, a rubber spatula are all that are needed. Combine the dry ingredients in one bowl, the liquid ingredients in another, mix them together, plop them in the cups and into the oven they go.
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    Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake
    This Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake is the perfect cake for crumb lovers. The ratio of crumbs to cake is almost equal and that's my type of coffee cake. A river of cinnamon apples runs through a sour cream coffee cake that stays softly delicious for days under a cake cover.
    Check out this recipe
    A slice of the Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake sits on a yellow and blue rimmed plate with a multi-colored napkin and mug in the background.
    Cinnamon Bun Apple Pie slice on a plate with the pie plate in the background.
    Cinnamon Bun Apple Pie
    Apple pies scream autumn and this one has a unique cinnamon bun topping. Here you find the classic apple pie topped with a cinnamon bun topping. It's a fun twist on a great dessert.
    Check out this recipe
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    1. Kathy Carey says

      November 15, 2025 at 6:02 am

      These recipes sound Simply Scrumptious!!!
      I bet the ladies think these recipes are wonderful, not easy but Simply Scrumptious!!!

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    Hi, I'm Helen! Being a self-taught baker and owning a bakery for over 25 years, I found many ways to make baking more successful and less intimidating. Even busy people can bake as in many cases, recipes can be done over days. The goal is to make your baking life easier, more enjoyable, with great outcomes on a consistent basis.

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