These are Pumpkin Chocolate cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream and Pumpkin Caramels on top!
Having never have made caramels before, the process seemed daunting.
But I got this new book, Sweet Confections by Nina Wanat and knew I wanted to try. Â Her directions are easy to follow and the photography was done by the amazing Todd and Diane of White on Rice.
The pictures are enough to make you drop everything and run to the store for supplies.
These tasted amazing. Â Ah-mazing.
I remembered I had some of these fun fee-standing cupcake liners and I literally danced over to my supply closet to retrieve them.
Um, I like baking. Â And cupcake liners. Â And dancing in my kitchen. Â And eating pumpkin caramels.
I used an open star tip (2D) to pipe out big clouds of cinnamon frosting. Â Then I simply went back and added a caramel square to each cupcake.
I would love to win the book…but I got a little more excited before when I thought I would be winning the cupcakes themselves haha.
Wow, if I had some pumpkins I would be making them today! I can’t wait til hubby gets home from work with the car so I can dash out and buy some! (can’t get tinned pumpkin easily in Australia).
Those look to die for! I’m going to have to try this one!
Those look great! Nothing says fall like pumpkin, but the addition of chocolate make these look irresistible. I would love to find a new Christmas treat in that new book!
Wow, I would LOVE to win this! These candies look so good.
YUM!
Can’t wait to try these out for Thanksgiving! Love your blog 🙂
But, but, wah? Caramel AND pumpkin? Too good to be true! Long live baking!
Those look fantastic! Love baking this time of year!
love chocolate & pumpkin 🙂 and caramels!!!