Christmas Chaos Cake

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This festive, easy-to-make sheet cake starts with a boxed mix and incorporates pecans on the bottom, with a creamy, sweet cream cheese mixture and whole cranberry sauce swirled throughout.

Christmas Chaos Cake

Ingredients:

INGREDIENTS	AMOUNT
Pecans, roughly chopped	1/1/2 cups
White or yellow cake mix	1 box (15.25 oz)
Water	1 cup
Vegetable oil	1/2 cup
Eggs	3
Whole berry cranberry sauce	3/4 cup
Cream cheese	1 package (8 oz)
Butter, softened	1/2 cup
Vanilla extract	1 teaspoon
Powdered sugar	2 cups

How To Make Christmas Chaos Cake:

Step 1: Preheat and Prep Pan: Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.1

Step 2: Add Pecans and Cake Batter: Spread 1 1/2 cups pecans across the bottom of the baking dish. In a large bowl, mix the cake mix, 1 cup water, 1/2 cup oil, and 3 eggs until smooth. Pour the batter gently over the pecans.

Step 3: Make Cream Cheese Swirl: In a separate medium bowl, mix the 8 oz cream cheese, 1/2 cup softened butter, and 1 tsp vanilla extract until smooth. Mix in the 2 cups powdered sugar until well combined.

Step 4: Swirl and Bake: Scoop the cream cheese mixture and the 3/4 cup cranberry sauce randomly over the cake batter. Lightly swirl the mixtures into the batter using a knife or skewer. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean of wet cake batter.

Step 5: Cool and Serve: Allow the cake to cool for a minimum of 30 minutes before serving.

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