A Fun, Festive Halloween Chocolate Orange Layer Cake

I had a certain post in mind today. Something new that I'd like to see on here as a regular monthly post, but, as it often does, life got in the way and I needed to do something else for today. That's why...

...yesterday, I decided to make a cake. I knew right away what the flavors would be, and that it would be Halloween themed. I adore Halloween. Really, really! It's, by far, my favorite holiday, so I was excited to finally do something geared towards All Hallow's Eve!

Salted Caramel + Chocolate = The Amazing Vanishing Cupcake!

Well, I promised you, so here it is: yummy milk chocolate cupcakes dipped in salted caramel and topped with caramel swirled cream cheese frosting.

Since this was a last minute decision, I don't have my usual ingredient photos, but I do have a couple of helpful photos for making the caramel sauce. It's important to cook the sugar until it's the right color, because that browning of the sugar is what gives caramel it's flavor. However, in my experience, it's very, very easy to go overboard in no time at all.