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.
Those caramels look awesome, I am always too scared to try and make them though! The cupcake on the other hand, I could definitely do! YUM!
Oh my. I would so love a copy of that book. The caramels look amazing and so do your cupcakes! Thank you for hosting a giveaway!
Caramels are my favorite…especially homeade ones. Thank you for all the fun recipes that you provide us!!
Oh those look divine!!! Just might have to make those today! Love your Blog…it inspires me!
Love this recipe as my family enjoys anything pumpkin and these seem exceptional!
I love all things pumpkin– these look amazing!!!!! I have bake sale cupcakes to make today– these might be the ones 🙂
What could be more wonderful than chocolate and pumpkin?! Oh, I know…. having a copy of that awesome book so that I can also learn how to make those insanely yummy looking caramels! 😀
Pumpkin caramels? Ooooh, I must try them!
Fall is meant for baking, truly.
Oh what a great sounding book!! These cupcakes would be great at my daughters upcoming b’day party. Love the caramels too. I’ll add myself to the giveaway….I want to see the photos in the book & then adapt the recipes to go all healthy like that 😉