Chocolate Cheesecake Swirl Cake

aI've been experimenting a lot with cake mixes in an effort to satisfy my hubby's sweet tooth but not ruin our efforts to eat a little healthier. It's interesting finding out that you don't have to have oil and eggs in a cake in order to come up with something yummy. This is a chocolate cake made with skim milk and applesauce (you won't taste the apple, I promise!), with swirls of a light cheesecake batter on top. It turned out great! I would definitely undercook the cake so it's just slightly gooey inside for maximum decadence. :)

CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE SWIRL CAKE

INGREDIENTS:
1 (18.25 oz) package chocolate cake mix
2/3 cup skim milk
3/4 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 (8 oz) light cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup Splenda
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

2. In a large bowl combine cake mix, milk, applesauce and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Stir until just combined. Spoon into prepared baking pan.

3. In a medium bowl combine softened cream cheese, Splenda and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract. Stir until well combined. Drop by heaping tablespoons evenly across top of cake batter. Use a butter knife to swirl cream cheese mixture into cake batter. Bake cake for 25 minutes until just set - cake is best if slightly underbaked.