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Pumpkin Salted Caramel Cupcakes

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Updated Sep 24, 2019
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A spiced pumpkin cupcake topped with salted caramel frosting, Rolos™, pecans and more caramel is the perfect autumn treat.

Pumpkin Salted Caramel Cupcakes

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 40 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 12
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Ingredients

Cupcakes

Frosting

Topping

  • 24 Hershey’s Rolos® chocolates, unwrapped, quartered
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans, toasted
  • 1/4 cup salted caramel sauce
  • Coarse sea salt, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat cake mix, pumpkin, water, oil, eggs, and pumpkin pie spice with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter evenly among muffin cups (about two-thirds full).
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 14 to 19 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    4
    In medium bowl ,mix frosting and 1/2 cup caramel sauce with spoon until well blended. Spoon frosting into large resealable freezer plastic bag; partially seal. Cut off bottom corner of bag. Pipe frosting on outside edge of cupcake and spiraling up toward center. Decorate with 4 Rolos™ pieces and 1 teaspoon pecans. Repeat steps to frost and decorate with each cupcake.
  • Step 
    5
    When ready to serve, drizzle 1/4 cup caramel sauce on cupcakes and sprinkle with sea salt, if desired. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

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