Hi folks, I'm new to cake decorating, and am hoping for some inspiration.

I've made what I hope will be a yummy caramel mud cake for my husbands birthday, it's just a plain round shape. But how should I decorate it? The only tricks I know so far are how to wrap in chocolate, and how to cover in fondant, neither of which are appealing.

I was hoping to go with the caramel theme, are there any tried and true caramel buttercream recipes? And even if that pans out, how would I decorate it after that? Drizzle caramel sauce?

eeeep...... I've never been very good at pulling ideas out of thin air, and really need some suggestions to get the juices flowing. Any ideas gratefully received!

T.I.A.
Rachel in N.Z.