Apple-Cream Cheese Bundt Cake

Name: Apple-Cream Cheese Bundt Cake
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 12 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup finely chopped pecans; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice; 3 large eggs, lightly beaten; 3/4 cup canola oil; 3/4 cup applesauce; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 cups peeled and finely chopped gala apples (about 1 1/2 lb.); 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 1/4 cup butter; 3 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup powdered sugar

Submitted by Pinay0618

"Recipe is from Southern Living."

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Ready In:: 2hrs 10mins
Ingredients:: 25
Serves:: 12

ingredients

CREAM CHEESE FILLING
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¹⁄₄ cup butter, softened
¹⁄₂ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
APPLE CAKE BATTER
1 cup finely chopped pecans
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground allspice
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
³⁄₄ cup canola oil
³⁄₄ cup applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups peeled and finely chopped gala apples (about 1 1/2 lb.)
PRALINE FROSTING
¹⁄₂ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
¹⁄₄ cup butter
3 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup powdered sugar

directions

Prepare Filling: Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended and smooth. Add egg, flour, and vanilla; beat just until blended.
Prepare Batter: Preheat oven to 350º. Bake pecans in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through. Stir together 3 cups flour and next 7 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in eggs and next 3 ingredients, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in apples and pecans.
Spoon two-thirds of apple mixture into a greased and floured 14-cup Bundt pan. Spoon Cream Cheese Filling over apple mixture, leaving a 1-inch border around edges of pan. Swirl filling through apple mixture using a paring knife. Spoon remaining apple mixture over Cream Cheese Filling.
Bake at 350º for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 2 hours).
Prepare Frosting: Bring 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and 3 tablespoons milk to a boil in a 2-qt. saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly; boil 1 minute, whisking constantly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla. Gradually whisk in powdered sugar until smooth; stir gently 3 to 5 minutes or until mixture begins to cool and thickens slightly. Pour immediately over cooled cake.

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Reviews

Wonderfully delicious and it makes a really nice presentation. The cake is very moist and full of apple pieces and of course, that marvelous cream cheese surprise. It is a little time consuming, but this cake is well worth the effort. The hard part of this dish is waiting for the cake to cool so you can slice up a piece of heaven. Made for New Kids on the Block, March, 2012.

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