Mini Pumpkin Cakes with Caramel Glaze

These little cakes are cute, fun, and most importantly, delicious. They are little bites of tender, pumpkin-y goodness...brushed with a caramel glaze so good, you'll want to eat it all by itself. 

I made these in a Wilton's Whoopie Pie pan, but I wanted to do something a little different with them- I thought they were wonderful all on their own as tiny cakes. 

Fresh out of the oven

Mini Pumpkin Cakes with Caramel Glaze

Makes about 28 little cakes

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

scant 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, softened

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup light brown sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

1/2 cup buttermilk

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray pan with non-stick spray.

2. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. In large bowl, beat butter and sugars with electric mixer on medium speed until mixed very well, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with pumpkin and buttermilk, mixing thoroughly after each addition (starting and ending with the flour mixture).

4. Fill pan no more than about 2/3 full, spreading batter to edges of cavities.

5. Bake 7-9 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes; remove to cooling rack. While they cool, you can make the glaze.

Adapted from a Wilton's recipe.

Caramel Glaze

3 tablespoons butter

1 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup milk 

pinch salt

Whisk all ingredients together in a small saucepan. Bring to a low boil and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove pan from heat. Let cool for 5 minutes. Brush cakes with glaze. Let set and cool completely. Store cakes tightly covered.

How cute would it be to have a couple of these at each place setting on your Thanksgiving table? 

Mini Pumpkin Cakes have been taken to these great parties!

By the way, Mini Pumpkin Cakes batter makes delicious
Baked Pumpkin Cake Donuts:

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