Use up your leftover pumpkin in this tasty cupcake
 
Tastespotting: composition
Foodgawker: dull/flat

Pumpkin bars gets a whole grain upgrade, and a cream cheese frosting spiked with Bourbon and real vanilla bean.

Holiday dessert cranked up to 11! A rich pumpkin cheesecake with the bite of a gingersnap crust and the indulgent kick of a sour cream and chile chocolate ganache spiked with brandy, vanilla, and a …

It’s fondue! Baked in a pumpkin! How cute is that?
Rejected by Foodgawker and Tastespotting for low lighting.

Foodgakwer: lighting
TasteSpotting: lighting

TasteSpotting: composition not sharp
foodgawker: Lighting/exposure issues

foodgawker: Lighting/exposure issues
TasteSpotting: ACCEPTED…and it was one of the Most Favorited Submissions for that week.

Tastespotting: not a compelling img subject
Foodgawker: photo/food composition

Foodgawker: Accepted
Tastespotting: Composition

Food Gawker: lighting and unsharp

foodgawker: Low lighting and/or underexposed