Apple Cider Spice Cake with Caramel Cream Cheese Frosting

INGREDIENTS

Spice Cake Mix (like Betty Crocker)

1 1/4 cups

Spiced Apple Cider

1/3 cup

cinnamon applesauce

1/3 cup

sour cream

eggs

small apples, peeled, cored and cut into small chunks

2 tbsp

flour

Frosting:

1/2 cup

butter (1 stick), room temperature

4 oz

cream cheese (1/2 brick), room temperature

1 tsp

vanilla

4 cups

powdered sugar

caramels (like Kraft or Brach's) plus 1 Tbsp. milk for melting