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.
there goes my diet!
Me please, please, please!
My sister is obsessed with pumpkin-flavored things. We came home from the grocery store today with pumpkin cream cheese, ice cream, coffee creamer, bread, and just a can of pumpkin. If I don’t win this, I’ll have to go buy it!
Some of my favorite things: cupcakes, caramels, and pumpkin! i CANNOT wait to make these!
They look soooo yummy. I love anything pumpkin!
That looks absolutely scrumptious! I have got to try that!!! Not to mention, your caramel looks divine!
Your cupcakes look to-die-for! I’d love to learn how to make my own candy at home!
Oh those look so yummy! Pumpkin and chocolate is not a combination that I have tried before.
Not sure when the contest closes, but I wanted to enter just in case :)Hope I’m not too late! I’d love to try out a new cookbook.
Beautiful cupcakes! I want to try the cinnamon buttercream. Yum!