A festive, swirled holiday cake with pecans, cranberry sauce, and creamy pockets of sweet cream cheese.
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Calories: 420kcal
Equipment
- 9x13 baking dish
- mixing bowls
- electric mixer
- spatula
- Toothpick
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups pecans, roughly chopped
- 15.25 oz white or yellow cake mix
- 1 cup water
- 0.5 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 0.75 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 0.5 cup butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and lightly grease a 9×13 baking dish.
- Spread pecans evenly across the bottom of the dish.
- Mix cake mix, water, oil, and eggs until smooth. Pour over the pecans.
- Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth. Add powdered sugar and mix well.
- Drop spoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture and cranberry sauce over the cake batter.
- Lightly swirl everything together without overmixing.
- Bake 45–50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean of batter.
- Cool at least 30 minutes before slicing.
Notes
Lightly swirl fillings for the best marbled effect.
Nutrition
Calories: 420kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 380mg | Potassium: 90mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 32g | Vitamin A: 350IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 1.2mg