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Salted Caramel Pumpkin Cupcakes

Salted Caramel Pumpkin Cupcakes: Sweet, Salty Fun

These moist pumpkin cupcakes are topped with creamy salted caramel frosting and drizzled with extra caramel for the ultimate fall dessert treat.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 Cupcakes
Calories 385 kcal

Ingredients
  

Pumpkin Cupcakes:

  • cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 cup brown sugar packed
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Salted Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 8 oz cream cheese softened
  • ½ cup unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup salted caramel sauce
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • extra salted caramel sauce for drizzling

Instructions
 

  • Heat your oven to 350°F and put cupcake liners in your muffin pan right now.
  • Mix pumpkin puree, brown sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a big bowl until smooth.
  • Grab another bowl and stir together flour, pumpkin spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add the dry stuff to the wet stuff and fold gently until it's just mixed.
  • Fill each liner about three-quarters full with batter and pop them in the oven.
  • Bake for 18-20 minutes until a toothpick poked in comes out totally clean.
  • Let them cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then move them to a wire rack.
  • Beat cream cheese and butter together until they're light and fluffy looking. So pretty!
  • Add the salted caramel sauce to your frosting and beat until it's all mixed in.
  • Slowly add powdered sugar while beating until the frosting is thick enough to pipe nicely.
  • Frost each cooled cupcake with a generous swirl or spread it on however you like.
  • Drizzle that extra caramel sauce on top for the most gorgeous finish ever. Yum!

Notes

  • Only use plain pumpkin puree, not the pie filling kind with added sugar and spices.
  • Let your cream cheese and butter sit out so they're nice and soft.
  • Keep frosted cupcakes in the fridge in a container for up to five happy days.
  • Warm up your caramel sauce just a little bit before you drizzle it on.
  • Freeze cupcakes without frosting, wrapped tightly, for up to 3 months if you want.