i was asked to do a chocolate caramel cake.....does anyone have a great caramel filling recipe????? do i just melt caramels and milk together???

I made this recently and everyone liked it. Sprinkle walnuts between layers on top of caramel and frost with your favorite chocolate icing. I had to cook it in the oven a little longer than the recipe said... just keep an eye on the consistancy and color until its thick and colored enough

Homemade Caramel      

Ingredients
  1 (14-ounce) can EAGLE BRAND®® Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated milk)
  Instructions
  OVEN METHOD: Pour 1 can EAGLE BRAND into 9-inch pie plate. Cover with aluminum foil; place in larger shallow pan. Fill larger pan with hot water. Bake at 425º for 1 hour or until thick and caramel-colored. Beat until smooth.
  STOVETOP METHOD: Pour 1 can EAGLE BRAND into top of double boiler; place over boiling water. Over low heat, simmer 1 to 1/2 hours or until thick and caramel-colored, stirring occasionally. Beat until smooth.
  MICROWAVE METHOD: Pour 1 can EAGLE BRAND into 2-quart glass measuring cup. Cook on 50% power (medium) 4 minutes, stirring briskly every 2 minutes until smooth. Cook on 30% power (medium-low) 20 to 25 minutes or until very thick and caramel-colored, stirring briskly every 4 minutes during the first 16 minutes and every 2 minutes during the last 4 to 10 minutes.


Notes: For safety reasons, heating the unopened can (an old cooking method) is NOT recommended.

Go to your supermarket and buy a jar of Dulce leche caramel spread/cream sometimes they have it by the chocolate sauce or strawberry sauce