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Caramel Swirl Silly Pumpkin Cupcakes
Pumpkin cupcakes with a caramel swirl decorated to look like silly pumpkins!
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Prep Time:
30
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
55
minutes
minutes
Servings:
1
dozen
Author:
Hezzi-D
Equipment
Wilton Non-Stick Mega Muffin and Cupcake Baking Pan, 24-Cup
Ingredients
For the cupcakes:
1
stick butter
softened
3/4
c.
sugar
1
egg
1/3
c.
pumpkin puree
1
teaspoons
vanilla extract
1 1/2
c.
flour
1 1/2
teaspoons
baking powder
1/2
teaspoons
salt
1/3
c.
milk
1/3
c.
Litehouse Pumpkin Spice Caramel Dip
For the frosting:
2
sticks butter
softened
3-4
c.
powdered sugar
I used Dixie Crystals
1
teaspoons
vanilla extract
I used Adams Twice as Strong Vanilla Extract
2
teaspoons
milk
orange food coloring
For decorations:
Candy Eyeballs
Wilton Black Sparkly Gel icing
Halloween Sprinkles
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a muffin tin with cupcake liners.
In a large bowl cream together the butter and sugar.
Beat in the egg.
Add the pumpkin puree and vanilla and mix well.
In a medium bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
Add half the flour mixture tot he butter mixture and mix well.
Stir in the milk and mix until combined.
Add the remaining flour mixture and mix until just combined.
Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups filling each one 3/4 of the way full.
Place a tablespoon of caramel dip on top of each cup of batter and swirl with a butter knife.
Bake for 22-24 minutes.
Remove from oven and cool completely on a wire rack.
To make the frosting beat the butter until smooth. Add the powdered sugar a half cup at a time until smooth.
Add in the vanilla, milk, and orange food coloring and beat until smooth.
Cover the cupcakes with the orange frosting.
Top with sprinkles for hair, candy eyeballs, and use the black sparkly gel to make nose and mouths.
Notes
A Hezzi-D Original recipe