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Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• baking mix
• milk
• sugar
• butter
• black licorice
• candy corn
• confectioners sugar
• milk
• orange extract
• green food coloring

Instructions

1. 1 Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Stir baking mix, milk, sugar, and butter together in a bowl until a soft dough forms. Smooth dough gently into a ball on a floured cloth placed over a cutting board. Knead dough 8 to 10 times only, as dough will get tough very quickly if overkneaded.
3. 3 Roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on the floured cloth. Cut dough using a floured 2-inch circle cookie cutter. Cut circles to form pumpkins; cut stems from scrap dough using a knife.
4. 4 Attach stems to the underside of the circles using a dab of milk and pressure. Place cookies on a baking sheet.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden around the edges, about 8 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool 10 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely, 15 to 30 minutes.
6. 6 While cookies cool, cut licorice in 3 different sizes: 1/4-inch pieces in sets of 3 to form triangle eyes, tiny dots for the pupils, and 1- to 2-inch curved or straight segments to form mouths.
7. 7 Mix confectioners' sugar, milk, and orange extract together in a small bowl for frosting. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the frosting to dye with green food coloring in a bowl. Use orange food coloring to dye remaining frosting as desired.
8. 8 Frost green stems and orange pumpkin faces onto cooled cookies and decorate with cut licorice and candy corn while frosting is still wet.

By Pi3

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• salt
• egg white
• sugar
• butter
• vanilla extract
• milk
• vanilla extract
• red food coloring
• yellow food coloring
• blue food coloring
• green food coloring
• purple food coloring

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Line 18 muffin cups with paper liners.
2. 2 Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together three times. Set aside.
3. 3 Beat egg whites in a bowl until foamy. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and continue beating just until soft peaks form.
4. 4 Beat butter in a separate bowl until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Gradually add remaining 1 cup sugar and cream and mix until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with milk a small amount at a time, beating after each addition. Mix in vanilla. Add egg whites and mix well.
5. 5 Set out 6 bowls. Add 1 drop of food coloring to the bowls, using a different color in each bowl. Divide the cupcake batter evenly between the bowls. Stir until the coloring is evenly distributed throughout the batter. Add more food coloring, a drop at a time, until desired color is reached.
6. 6 Using a tablespoon, spoon the first colored batter into the bottom of each cupcake liner in the prepared pan. Gently spread out to the edge of the liner to create an even layer. Repeat with remaining colors.
7. 7 Bake in the preheated oven a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, about 20 minutes. Cool slightly in pan, then remove to cool completely on wire racks.

By Allrecipes Member

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• salt
• shortening
• white sugar
• egg
• milk
• vanilla extract
• lemon zest
• orange zest
• lime zest
• yellow food coloring
• green food coloring
• lemon custard filling
• orange cream frosting

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch pans. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
2. 2 In a large bowl, cream together shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing until each egg is incorporated; stir in vanilla. Beat in flour mixture alternately with milk. Divide batter into 3 bowls.
3. 3 In the first bowl, stir in lemon zest and yellow food coloring; pour into prepared pan. In the second bowl, stir in orange zest and orange food coloring; pour into second prepared pan. In the last bowl, stir in lime zest and green food coloring; pour into third prepared pan.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake layer comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
5. 5 Assemble the cake: stack layers together with Lemon Filling in between layers. Frost sides and top with Orange Cream Frosting. Refrigerate until serving.

By HILARY2000

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• vanilla extract
• cream of tartar
• egg white
• corn syrup
• purple food coloring
• green food coloring
• vanilla extract
• heavy cream
• confectioners' sugar
• salt
• butter
• blue food coloring
• yellow food coloring
• red food coloring
• buttermilk
• baking soda
• baking powder
• all-purpose flour
• vanilla extract
• egg
• white sugar
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease the sides of three 9-inch round cake pans; line bottoms with parchment paper.
2. 2 Beat butter with sugar in a large bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each. Mix in vanilla extract. Combine flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Stir into butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, making 3 additions of flour mixture and 2 of buttermilk.
3. 3 Divide batter among 3 bowls. Tint one bowl red, one yellow, and one blue. Scrape each into one of the prepared pans and smooth the tops.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cakes on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Turn out onto a cooling rack. Peel off parchment paper and let cool for 30 minutes before frosting.
5. 5 Beat unsalted butter and salt together in a large bowl until smooth. Beat in confectioners' sugar alternately with cream, making 3 additions of sugar and 2 of cream. Mix in vanilla extract. Divide butter icing among 3 bowls. Tint one orange, one green, and the other purple.
6. 6 Place red cake layer on flat serving plate; spread top with orange icing. Top with yellow layer; spread green icing on top. Add the blue layer and cover it with purple icing. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until icing is firm.
7. 7 Place corn syrup in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Meanwhile, beat egg whites and cream of tartar together until frothy in a heat-proof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Beat in the corn syrup in a thin, steady stream until stiff peaks form. Remove from heat and beat in vanilla. Top cake with fluffy icing.

By Amanda

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• vanilla frosting
• pretzel rod
• candy sprinkle

Instructions

1. 1 Separate 1/2 cup frosting between 2 bowls. Add orange food coloring to 1 bowl; mix until blended.
2. 2 Line a medium glass container with waxed paper.
3. 3 Spread frosting over the top half of each pretzel rod. Roll in sprinkles until heavily covered. Place rods upright in the prepared container to harden and dry.

By lkmiec

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• white chocolate
• vanilla instant coffee
• pumpkin pie spice
• coffee

Instructions

1. 1 Break 4 ounces of the white chocolate into small pieces and place in a medium microwave-safe bowl; microwave on HIGH, stirring at 30-second intervals, until melted, about 1 1/2 minutes. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the melted chocolate into each of 6 (1 3/4-inch) silicone ball molds. Immediately flip mold over onto a cutting board or plate to allow chocolate to drip off and coat the mold. Let stand 2 minutes. Flip back over and use an offset spatula to scrape the tops of molds to clean them off, placing any dripped chocolate back into the bowl. Place silicone mold in freezer to set, about 5 minutes. Release chocolate "cups" from silicone molds; set aside. Repeat with another 4 ounces of chocolate.
2. 2 While the molds chill, stir together beverage mix and pumpkin pie spice in a small bowl. Spoon 2 teaspoons of the mixture into 6 of the "cups."
3. 3 Place the bowl of the leftover melted chocolate back in the microwave; microwave on HIGH until melted, about 30 seconds. Spoon or pour into a small zip-top plastic bag or piping bag and snip off 1/16-inch of the corner. Pipe a thin chocolate line along the edge of the 6 filled white chocolate cups. Place remaining 6 cups on top, using the white chocolate line as glue. Smooth out with your finger, and gently place in silicone mold; freeze until set, about 5 minutes.
4. 4 Remove the balls from freezer, and dip an offset spatula in very hot water; use it to smooth out edges of the chocolate ball seam. Set aside.
5. 5 Break remaining 2 ounces of chocolate into pieces, and place in a small microwave-safe bowl; microwave on HIGH until melted, about 30 seconds. Add food coloring, and stir to combine. Place in a separate ziplock bag and snip off 1/16-inch from a corner. Pipe in a zig-zag pattern on the balls. Freeze until set, about 5 minutes.
6. 6 To serve, brew an 8- to 10-ounce cup of your favorite coffee. Place a bomb in the hot cup of coffee and stir to melt.

By Allrecipes Editorial Team

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• cream cheese
• egg
• orange extract
• sugar cookie mix
• dark chocolate chip

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
2. 2 Beat cream cheese in a bowl with an electric mixer until soft and fluffy. Beat in egg and orange extract until thoroughly combined. Mix in cookie mix, and then food coloring. Fold in chocolate chips.
3. 3 Drop tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets and pat gently to flatten.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are light golden brown, 9 to 12 minutes, switching the racks halfway through. Remove to wire racks to cool.

By LOVEBREEZY

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• butter
• confectioners sugar
• salt
• orange juice
• corn syrup
• vanilla extract

Instructions

1. 1 In a large bowl, beat softened butter, confectioners' sugar and salt until smooth. Add orange juice, corn syrup and vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy. Tint with orange food coloring.

By HILARY2000

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• vanilla cupcake
• vanilla frosting
• black licorice
• red licorice
• white fondant
• milk chocolate candy

Instructions

1. 1 Trim the dry top off 12 of the cupcakes and crumble the soft cake interiors into a bowl. Add about 5 ounces of vanilla icing and mix well. Add more frosting if needed to bring the mixture together into a ball so that it can be easily shaped. Cover bowl and chill cake mixture in the fridge for 20 minutes.
2. 2 Frost remaining 12 cupcakes with a thin layer of white vanilla frosting.
3. 3 Remove cake mixture and roll with wet hands into 2 different sized balls for the snowmen's torsos and heads, 12 bigger balls and 12 smaller balls. Stick a small ball on top of a big ball to make the snowman, using some frosting if the balls are not very sticky. Place snowmen onto frosted cupcakes.
4. 4 Cut black licorice laces into small squares for the eyes and mouth using scissors and attach them with the tip of a knife to the head.
5. 5 Mix white fondant with orange food coloring to turn it orange and make little carrot noses out of the orange fondant. Press into the snowman faces.
6. 6 Attach 2 dark colored candy-coated milk chocolate pieces into the torso and cupcake as buttons. Attach 2 candy-coated milk chocolate pieces on either side of the head and connect them with a piece of black licorice for the earmuffs.
7. 7 Cut red licorice laces into 2 1/2-inch long pieces and wrap around the snowman's neck as a scarf.

By Magda

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• almond flour
• confectioners' sugar
• egg white
• cream of tartar
• sugar
• mascarpone cheese
• caramel sauce
• confectioners' sugar
• black food coloring

Instructions

1. 1 Line 2 baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper.
2. 2 Sift almond flour and 2/3 cup confectioners' sugar into a bowl. Sift again into a second bowl, adding powdered orange food coloring. Whisk well and set aside.
3. 3 Place egg whites in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and whisk on medium speed until they begin to foam, 1 to 3 minutes. Add cream of tartar and continue whisking until creamy, 1 to 3 minutes more. When the whisk leaves traces in the egg white mixture, increase speed to medium-high. Add 1/2 the superfine sugar while whisk is in motion. When sugar is fully incorporated, add remaining sugar. Whip until stiff peaks form, another 1 to 3 minutes.
4. 4 Use a rubber spatula to gently fold in 1/3 the almond flour mixture until incorporated. Fold in remaining flour mixture gently; overmixing will create a runny batter and cookies will not rise. Pour batter into a piping bag or a resealable plastic bag with a corner cut off. Pipe 32 small circles onto the prepared baking sheets, allowing approximately 2 inches between cookies. Lightly rap the baking sheets to release any air bubbles from the batter; cookies will spread slightly, this is normal.
5. 5 Allow cookies to sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes; during this time, tops will become opaque and no longer glossy and if you lightly touch them, the batter will give and bounce back.
6. 6 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
7. 7 Bake 1 baking sheet in the preheated oven until cookies rise and bottoms begin to get crinkly and firm, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Wait for oven to return to temperature before baking the second batch.
8. 8 While cookies are baking, whip mascarpone cheese, caramel sauce, 1 tablespoon confectioners' sugar, and powdered black food coloring together until fluffy. Store filling in the refrigerator until needed.
9. 9 Cool cookies completely before filling. Transfer filling to a clean piping bag and pipe filling onto 1 cookie base and top with another. Use leftover filling to decorate the tops of the macarons if desired. Let cookies rest before enjoying.

By Buckwheat Queen

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• ground beef
• bread crumb
• egg
• onion
• spaghetti sauce
• parmesan cheese
• garlic salt
• spaghetti sauce
• italian seasoning

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Combine beef, bread crumbs, eggs, onion, spaghetti sauce, Parmesan cheese, and garlic salt in a large bowl. Push mixture down into the bottom of the bowl and smooth the top. Flip bowl over into a large cake pan with sides to hold drippings. Use fingers to mold a stem shape at the top and make a happy or scary pumpkin face in the meat.
3. 3 Combine spaghetti sauce and orange food coloring in a small bowl. Paint the meat loaf surface with the sauce mixture and sprinkle Italian seasoning on the stem.
4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until inside is no longer pink, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
5. 5 Drain grease from cake pan or transfer loaf to a serving plate.

By Kelly Stoltenburg

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• silken tofu
• pumpkin puree
• applesauce
• cornstarch
• egg
• maple syrup
• vanilla extract
• pumpkin pie spice
• dark chocolate
• heavy cream
• honey
• butter

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place a tart pan on a baking sheet.
2. 2 Combine silken tofu, pumpkin puree, applesauce, cornstarch, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla extract, pumpkin pie spice, and food coloring in a bowl. Puree using a stick blender until smooth. Pour batter into the tart pan, filling only halfway.
3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven until flan has set, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely before inverting onto a serving plate.
4. 4 Place chocolate in a metal bowl. Heat cream, honey, and butter in a small saucepan until almost boiling and pour over chocolate. Leave for 1 minute, then stir well until chocolate has melted. Transfer chocolate ganache to a piping bag fitted with a small tip and decorate pumpkin flan. Refrigerate until serving.

By eloline

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• gelatin
• water
• white sugar
• corn syrup
• water
• pumpkin puree
• cinnamon
• ginger
• nutmeg
• allspice
• salt
• cocoa powder
• cornstarch
• confectioners sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Line a 9x13 inch pan with plastic wrap and spray it lightly and uniformly with cooking spray. Set aside. Pour the 1/2 cup cold water into the bowl of a stand mixer and sprinkle the gelatin on top; set aside for 10 minutes.
2. 2 Combine the white sugar, corn syrup, and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Do not stir once the sugar syrup begins to boil. Heat to 250 degrees F (120 degrees C), or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a rigid ball. Meanwhile, combine the pumpkin puree, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice. Mix well.
3. 3 Attach the mixing bowl to the stand mixer with the wire whip attachment and start the mixer on low speed. Carefully pour the boiling sugar syrup in a steady stream down the side of the mixing bowl. Increase the mixer to medium-high speed and add the salt. Mix until stiff, shiny, and white in color, about 5 to 12 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl occasionally using a rubber spatula.
4. 4 Remove the bowl from the mixer and fold in the pumpkin mixture until combined. Add food coloring, if desired, for a deeper orange color. Return the bowl to the mixer and beat on medium-high speed about 3 minutes longer. Dip a spatula into the marshmallow mixture: the mixture should form a more-or-less continuous ribbon off the spatula into the bowl.
5. 5 Pour the mixture into the prepared pan so that it is an even depth. Let the mixture set at room temperature for at least 8 hours or overnight.
6. 6 Sift the cocoa powder, cornstarch, and confectioners' sugar into a pie plate. When the marshmallows have set, turn them onto a work surface and cut them into squares or shapes as desired. Roll each marshmallow in the cocoa mixture to coat all sides (reserve the cocoa mixture for re-dredging if needed). Marshmallows are best served fresh, but they can be stored in an airtight container (unrefrigerated) for about a week or in the freezer for a month. If you store the marshmallows, re-roll them in the cocoa mixture before serving.

By xarrium

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• mango
• candy eyeball
• confectioners' sugar
• vanilla extract
• butter
• cream cheese
• salt
• baking soda
• baking powder
• cocoa powder
• flour
• all-purpose flour
• egg
• vanilla sugar
• white sugar
• butter
• white vinegar
• milk

Instructions

1. 1 Combine milk and vinegar in a bowl. Let stand until milk curdles, about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 24-cup mini muffin tin or line cups with paper liners.
3. 3 Combine 1/2 cup butter, white sugar, and vanilla sugar in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. 4 Mix 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Alternate adding flour mixture and curdled milk to the creamed butter mixture, mixing until batter is well blended. Spoon batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full.
5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until tops spring back when lightly pressed and a toothpick inserted in the center of 1 cupcake comes back clean, about 14 minutes. Cool in the muffin tin for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 hour.
6. 6 Combine cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well combined. Mix in vanilla extract. Stir in confectioners' sugar gradually. Color frosting orange with a few drops of food coloring.
7. 7 Place orange frosting in a pastry bag fitted with a grass tip. Hold the pastry bag at a 90-degree angle 1/8 inch above the surface of a cupcake. Squeeze bag to form orange 'fur' by pulling tip up and away when the icing strand is about 1/2 inch high. Repeat to cover cupcake evenly with fur.
8. 8 Add 2 eyes to each cupcake. Cut dried mango into small strips and arrange into the frosting as 'horns'.

By gen_x

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• black decorating gel
• lemon juice
• confectioners' sugar
• vanilla extract
• cream cheese
• butter
• semisweet chocolate chip
• walnut
• cake flour
• pineapple
• carrot
• egg
• vegetable oil
• white sugar
• salt
• baking powder
• baking soda
• cinnamon
• cake flour

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). (If using a countertop induction oven, preheat to 325 degrees F.) Grease 12 pumpkin-shaped cupcake molds (silicon molds work well).
2. 2 Sift 2 cups cake flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Mix in sugar, oil, and eggs until combined. Stir carrots and pineapple into the batter.
3. 3 Place 1 tablespoon cake flour in a bowl. Toss walnuts and chocolate chips in flour until coated; fold into batter.
4. 4 Pour batter into cupcake molds to about two-thirds full; gently tap molds onto work surface to remove air bubbles.
5. 5 Bake in preheated oven (or countertop induction oven) until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes (or 15 to 20 minutes in the countertop induction oven). Cool to room temperature, 15 to 20 minutes; remove from molds.
6. 6 Combine butter, cream cheese, and vanilla extract in a bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well blended, 4 to 6 minutes. Mix in confectioners' sugar on low speed, 1/2 cup at a time, until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Add lemon juice and orange food coloring; stir until combined. Refrigerate until set, 15 to 20 minutes.
7. 7 Frost cupcakes with the cream cheese frosting; decorate with black decorating gel.

By Ann Sayegh

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• orange juice
• white sugar
• water
• cornstarch
• pecan
• sour cream
• corn syrup
• semi-sweet chocolate chip
• vanilla extract
• orange zest
• orange extract
• orange juice concentrate
• egg yolk
• egg
• cornstarch
• white sugar
• cream cheese
• semi-sweet chocolate chip
• butter
• white sugar
• chocolate wafer cookie

Instructions

1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. 2 Mix the cookie crumbs, 1/2 cup sugar, and melted butter together in a bowl. Press mixture evenly into the bottom of 9 inch springform pan.
3. 3 Melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips in a pan over low heat while stirring constantly. Set aside.
4. 4 Beat the cream cheese, sugar, and cornstarch together in a mixing bowl until smooth. Slowly beat in the eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, until thoroughly blended. Stir in the orange juice concentrate, orange extract, orange zest, orange food coloring, if desired, and vanilla. Reserve 1 cup of the cream cheese mixture and set aside. Pour the remaining mixture over the prepared crust. Stir the melted chocolate chips into the reserved 1 cup cream cheese mixture. Pour the chocolate mixture into the orange filling, and swirl with a knife.
5. 5 Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Lower heat to 225 degrees F (105 degrees C), and bake until center springs bake when touched, 75 to 85 minutes. Turn the oven off, and open the oven door; allow cheesecake to cool in the oven at least 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and refrigerate, uncovered, for at least 8 hours, or overnight.
6. 6 Remove the cheesecake from the springform pan by running a knife around the inside edge. Release the side of the pan and lift off. Run a knife under the bottom of the cheesecake and carefully slide onto a serving plate.
7. 7 To make the pecan-chocolate topping, melt 1/4 cup chocolate chips in a pan over low heat while stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in the corn syrup and sour cream until smooth and evenly blended. Drizzle over the top of the cheesecake. Garnish with pecans.
8. 8 To make the orange topping, stir the cornstarch and water together in a small dish to make a smooth syrup. Place the sugar and orange juice in a pan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and stir in the cornstarch mixture; cook until thick and clear. Cool slightly, and drizzle over the top of the cheesecake.

By Kat

Ingredients

• ✓ orange food coloring
• butter
• vanilla extract
• nutmeg
• allspice
• cinnamon
• kosher salt
• all-purpose flour
• powdered sugar
• vanilla extract
• salt
• active dry yeast
• white sugar
• butter
• egg yolk
• milk
• pumpkin puree
• all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1 Combine flour, pumpkin puree, warm milk, egg yolk, melted butter, sugar, active dry yeast, salt, and vanilla extract in the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment. Mix until a smooth, slightly elastic ball forms or knead by hand for about 5 minutes.
2. 2 Place the dough in a lightly greased mixing bowl, cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 2 hours.
3. 3 While dough is rising, combine powdered sugar, flour, butter, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, salt, and vanilla extract in a bowl for the topping. Mix with your hands or a spatula until a moldable dough forms. Mix in orange food coloring if you like.
4. 4 Divide topping dough into 6 equal portions and shape them into balls; set onto a parchment lined baking sheet. Cover each ball with a sheet of plastic and press down with something flat and heavy (like the bottom of a glass or measuring cup) into a flat circle. Take the tip of a knife and score a pumpkin design into the topping. Place in the refrigerator to allow butter to firm up.
5. 5 After the dough rises, transfer it onto a work surface and press down to remove the air. Cut into 6 equal portions and roll each portion into a smooth ball. Transfer balls onto a Silpat-lined baking sheet and press down to flatten lightly. Place the topping on top of the dough balls. Allow to proof until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
6. 6 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
7. 7 Bake in the center of a preheated oven until puffed up and golden, about 20 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes.

By John Mitzewich