Brown Butter Pumpkin Cupcakes with Salted Caramel Frosting

Ingredients (23)

• For the Brown Butter Pumpkin Cupcakes:
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• For the Salted Caramel Frosting:
• Salted Caramel Sauce:
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 12 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon fleur de sel or Maldon sea salt flakes
• Frosting:
• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup salted caramel sauce