Preparation Steps

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and spray the cake pan of your choice with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix the yellow cake mix, 0.25 cup white sugar, 0.5 cup oil, water, 4 eggs, canned pumpkin, and ground cinnamon until well combined (about 2 minutes on medium-high).
• Pour the pumpkin cake batter into the prepared pan.
• Make the filling by creaming together the softened cream cheese and 0.5 cup sugar. Then add in the 0.25 cup oil and 1 egg. Mix until smooth. Fold in the white chocolate chips.
• Drop the cream cheese filling into the cake batter by the spoonful. Allow the filling to sink into the batter. Swirl a knife through the filling a bit to make sure the filling is covered by the batter.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean (approximately 40-45 minutes depending on pan size).