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. 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. 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. And cupcake liners. And dancing in my kitchen. And eating pumpkin caramels.
I used an open star tip (2D) to pipe out big clouds of cinnamon frosting. Then I simply went back and added a caramel square to each cupcake.
Beautiful cupcakes and liners. I must have both. Thanks for the inspiration!
These look AMAZING! Also, I just can’t wait until you have your very own book. I will be running to the store to grab it off the shelf when that happens 🙂
i love your site! thank you for the inspiration!
These tasty treats look wonderful! What is more comforting than pumpkin cupcakes and caramels. I can’t wait to make them. I would love to win your book. My family enjoys all your great baking ideas. please don’t stop. Thank You!
Looks delicious!!!
I was discussing the mysterious absence of canned pumpkin from the grocery stores the last two years with a gentleman at Wegman’s today. He suggested I start hoarding pumpkin for the upcoming season. Now I have a good reason to!
These look amazing!! I just ordered the beautiful cups that you used-so inspired!
Pumpkin and chocolate. Life’s good.
Dude! Pumpkin Caramels? Be still my heart.
Love love LOVE your blog and marvel at how you balance mommyhood while clearly reigning the bakerdom tooo!!