Turtle Cheesecake Cupcakes

Cream Cheese Filling:
1 oz package cream cheese, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
3 Tablespoons granulated sugar
Beat till smooth, set aside

Cupcake:
1 chocolate brownie mix (18.3 oz)
3 eggs
1/4 cup water
2/3 cup vegetable oil
Mix well with a mixer.
Fill 18 foil-lined cupcake bake cups a little over half full.
Spoon approximately 1 Tablespoon cream cheese filling onto the top of each cupcake.

Top with:
18 caramels, each cut in fourths (so 1 caramel per cupcake, cut into four pieces.)
1/2 cup chopped pecans, sprinkled evenly overall all 18.

Cook in a 325 preheated oven for about 25 minutes.
When cooled, drizzle melted chocolate chips over the top (I used about 2/3 an 11 ounce bag.) 

p.s. My wonderfully talented teenage son took this picture for me. They are not particularly beautiful cupcakes so he had to fancy it up for me. I think he did a nice job!