1. Combine cake mix, egg, molasses, butter, sugar, flour and spices and mix until smooth. Batter will be thick and sticky.

2. Melt caramels in a microwaveable bowl until mostly smooth, with a few chunks left.

3. Add melted caramel to sweetened condensed milk and combine.

4. Line a 9×9 pan with parchment paper, extending the paper up the sides of the pan.

5. Add half of the gingerbread batter to the pan and spread evenly. Batter will be sticky, so it might help to drop spoonfuls into the pan, then spread.

6. Pour caramel mixture over the gingerbread dough in the pan.

7. Drop spoonfuls of remaining dough over the caramel layer, spreading a bit to mostly cover the caramel layer.

8. Bake at 350 for 30-33 minutes.

9. Allow to cool completely in the pan so that the caramel has a chance to firm up (you could also refrigerate it, but the caramel may become hard to cut), then cut into squares. Bars should be good if stored in an airtight container for 7-10 days.