Sure if instead of making a solid line cut around the middle you use a wave or zig-zag you'd add more cream cheese. Or start from the top and cut in a spiral p

Sure if instead of making a solid line cut around the middle you use a wave or zig-zag you'd add more cream cheese. Or start from the top and cut in a spiral pattern like peeling an apple and you can get a long strip of bagel with tons of cream cheese application surface.