Pumpkin Poke Cake

**For the Salted Caramel Sauce:**

1. Heat sugar in a medium pot over medium heat until it melts and turns golden.
2. Add butter and stir until incorporated.
3. Quickly add cream, vanilla, and salt, and stir until combined.
4. Remove from heat and let cool completely.

**For the Pumpkin Cake:**

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×9 inch baking pan.
2. Whisk together flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
3. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, then add eggs and vanilla.
4. Mix in buttermilk and pumpkin puree, then add dry ingredients.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 35-38 minutes.
6. Let cake cool completely.

**For the Cream Cheese Frosting:**

1. Whip butter until pale and fluffy, then mix in cream cheese.
2. Sift in powdered sugar and mix until fluffy.
3. Divide frosting and color as desired.

**Assembling the Poke Cake:**

1. Poke holes in the cooled cake and fill with caramel sauce.
2. Frost cake with cream cheese frosting.
3. Decorate with colored frosting to create pumpkins.
4. Sprinkle with chopped walnuts and cinnamon.
5. Serve and enjoy the deliciousness!
6. Get ready to impress your friends and family with this incredible pumpkin caramel poke cake – it’s sure to be a hit at any gathering!