Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake Squares

Attempting to continue with the Halloween/ fall theme, Coco found this recipe for pumpkin cheesecake squares! After a day at the library, we decided to quickly put these together. Quick was an overestimation of our organizational skills because we soon learned we didn't have half the ingredients. After a quick trip to the Isla Vista Market for some overpriced pumpkin filling and sour cream, we finally put it all together!

After dropping pieces of the pumpkin fixture on top of the nilla wafer crust topped with the cheesecake batter, we got to swirl it around in whatever fashion we wanted!

And then we baked it and had to wait way too long for it to cool in the refridgerator...

4 hours later... we finally got to eat them!

recipe: jessicaburns

Oreo Cheesecake Cupcakes

I was thinking of what to make when my brother and mom came to visit me.. but luckily my brother and his girlfriend requested these cheesecake cupcakes. So I made them the day before I left for a weekend in Vegas and refrigerated them while I was gone. I have never made a cheesecake before, so I was wondering whether it would turn out, but it did! I didn't get to eat very many because I sent so many home with my family for others to enjoy. Definitely not my prettiest baking adventures, but it was tasty, so it doesn't really matter right?

I made a couple jumbo cupcakes and here you can see the entire oreo crust on the bottom :]

recipe: handletheheat