VANILLA SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Butter and flour a 13 x 9 x 2 inch pan
• Cake Mix
• In a large bowl add the cake mix, pudding mix and powdered milk
• Add the eggs, one at a time mixing well
• Next add the vegetable oil and the buttermilk
• Mix on low then medium speed for 3 minutes then add the white chocolate chips and set aside
• Swirl Filling
• Beat the cream cheese and butter on high for 2 minutes with blender
• Next lower speed and add the sugar, then the eggs, one at a time, mixing well
• On low speed, add 2 tbsps plus 2 tsps of flour and vanilla extract
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl and set aside
• In a small bowl toss the apricots, cashews, raisins, candied ginger and toasted coconut with 1 tsp of flour
• Add the fruit and flour to the cream cheese mixture
• Pour half of the vanilla cake batter into the prepared pan, top with the fruit and cream cheese mixture
• Now pour the remaining vanilla cake batter ontop of the fruit and cream cheese mixture
• Take a knife and gently swirl thru all 3 cake layers to create a marbilized effect
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 40 - 50 minutes - or until a toothpick comes out almost clean
• Cool completely and frost top of cake with cool whip
• Refrigerate for 1 hour and enjoy
• This cake is also wonderful sprinkled with icing sugar, or served with vanilla bean ice cream, or glazed with chocolate or carmel