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Cranberry Cheese Cake Bars

A Carolina mountain recipe for Cranberry Cheese Cake Bars.

AmericanChickenEasy5 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 1 package of butter cake mix
  • 1/2 cup of butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup of chopped pecans
  • 1 – 8 ounce package of cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup of powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
  • 1 egg
  • 1 – 16 ounce can of whole berry Cranberry sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon of nutmeg

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 350 degrees.

  2. 2

    Combine the cake mix, butter and 1 egg until crumbly, add the chopped pecans and press into an ungreased 9 X 13 inch baking pan.

  3. 3

    Bake for 5 to 8 minutes to set the crust.

  4. 4

    Combine the cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and 1 egg. Beat and then add the nutmeg to the cranberry sauce.

  5. 5

    Pour the cream cheese mixture over the crust.

  6. 6

    Spoon the cranberry sauce over the cream cheese in 3 rows lengthwise, pull a knife through the rows to make swirls.

  7. 7

    Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 40 minutes.

Tags

americancarolinas-cooking