Fruit N' Cream Cake
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INGREDIENTS 1 (18.25 ounce) box yellow cake mix
CREAM FILLING
2 cups heavy whipping cream
3-ounces cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
3-ounces white baking chocolate, melted as package directs, cooledSYRUP
3 tablespoons each orange juice and sugar
7 kiwi, peeled, cut lengthwise in half
3 tablespoons Grand marnier or other orange-flavored liqueur
2 pints fresh strawberries, hulled
1/2 cup apricot jam or preservesHeat oven to 325 degrees. Coat a 15-1/2 x 10-1/2-inch rimmed baking pan (jelly roll pan) with nonstick spray. Line with wax paper letting it extend about 2-inches above pan at narrow ends. Spray paper.
Prepare cake mix as package directs. Pour batter into prepared pan. Gently shake pan from side to side to level batter.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 15 minutes before inverting on rack, removing paper and cooling completely.
FILLING - Beat cream in a medium bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. In large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in chocolate. Stir in 1/3 of the whipped cream, then fold in remaining.
SYRUP - Bring juice and sugar to a boil. Remove from heat; stir in Grand Marnier and let cool.
Transfer cake to cutting board. Cut lengthwise in half. Place 1 half top side up, on serving platter. Brush with 1/2 of the syrup. Spread with 1/2 the filling. Press 8 or 9 kiwi halves, cut side down, into the filling, ends touching, down center of cake. Press 20 whole strawberries side by side into filling along both sides of cake. Spread with remaining filling, smoothing filling on all sides. Brush top of other cake with rest of syrup. Gently lift cake and place syrup side down on filling; press lightly. With a serrated knife trim sides of cake and berries to expose cut berries.
Press jam through a sieve into a bowl. Brush some on top of cake. Thinly slice remaining strawberries and kiwi; arrange on top. Brush with remaining jam. Refrigerate until serving.
To slice cake, use a serrated knife and gentle sawing motion.