Christmas Chaos Cake

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups pecans, roughly chopped
• 1 (15.25 oz) box white or yellow cake mix
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup whole berry cranberry sauce
• 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
2. Spread pecans across bottom of baking dish.
3. In a large bowl, mix cake mix, water, oil, and eggs until smooth. Pour batter over pecans.
4. Mix cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until smooth. Mix in powdered sugar until well combined.
5. Scoop cream cheese mixture and cranberries sauce over cake batter and lightly swirl it into the batter.
6. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean of cake batter.
7. Allow cake to cool for a minimum of 30 minutes before serving.