Reviews & Comments

I made this for Christmas in a wreath cake pan and it was delicious. The filling kind of swirled through the middle and was great. I garnished it with cherries.

I am a 35 year old refinery worker in southern Louisiana. I never cook anything. I made this cake for my wife's birthday on November 19, 2011 and everyone loved it. They all requested that I make it again the following week for Thanksgiving desert. I followed the directions and it was really simple. What I did was poured half of the cake mix into the pan and made a little channel in the middle with a spatula. I used a decorating bag to squirt the filling into the channel then covered it with the second half of the cake mix. it came out just like the picture. The other thing I did on the second cake was I used only 2 teaspoons of water in the glaze to make it a little thicker. I plan on trying other recipes in the future because this was pretty fun. My wife laughed at me and called me Mr. Betty Crocker, but she sure didn't stop eating my cake.

This cake was delicious! However, next time I would leave out the chocolate on the glaze, it really seemed to be too much.

Delicious!!!! Very easy to make! Just make sure your cake is completely cool before adding the glaze, I was pressed for time and the the coating slid off and created a green puddled lake around the cake. Not so pretty, but still tasted great!

I made this cake years ago (this recipe was in the monthly magazine) and recall the challenge to get the filling to swirl or at least be centered. I'd like to make this cake again but do you have any tips for success with this? Based upon the reviews, several others have also had a problem. Also, are these recipes ever updated to reflect the times? Cream cheese is typically sold in 4 oz packages now and many people no longer cook/bake with shortening.