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.


I too am daunted by making caramels so this book sounds like a good guide.
Yummmmm!! Pumpkin Carmela! Could life get any sweeter? 🙂
YUM!
Woot! I have all of the ingredients in my kitchen. I will making these today.
You are amazing! Perfect recipe for the fall. Love using pumpkin!
Those look absolutely amazing!! That book would be awesome! I definitely need to check it out. 🙂
Pick me!
yummy!!! on my ‘to bake’ list!
pumpkin and chocolate and caramel, oh how I’ve missed you fall
Wow! I can totally make these!! And I will! Today, I think 😀