Short orders
When the blueberry muffins and peach tarts are finally gone from bakery shelves and pumpkin breads and cakes are in their place, you know it’s time to rake the leaves. At Acorns Bakery & Cafe in Needham, owners Stacey and Bill Montuori make spicy pumpkin breakfast cakes with a moist filling of lightly sweetened cream cheese. Because they’re baked in European-style paper cups, the tender cakes ($2.25 each) stand proud and tall with domed tops. Rake, rest, and eat your reward. Acorns Bakery & Cafe, 1032 Great Plain Ave., Needham, 781-455-8080. LISA ZWIRN 
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