FRENCH APPLE CAKE

By porklion

Yields: 8 Servings

Preparation Time: 15 min
Cooking Time: 35 min

Source: Philadelphia Cream Cheese

Ingredients

• Optional Ingredients:
• 1 1/2 Cups granulated sugar, divided
• 4 tsp Water
• 1/2 Lemon
• 6 Apples
• 3 Eggs
• 1 Cup flour
• 8 oz Butter, softened (2 sticks)
• 4 oz. Philadelphia cream cheese, softened
• 1 Tub (8 oz) Philadelphia Honey Nut Flavor Cream Cheese Spread
• 1 Cup Whipping cream
• 1/4 Cup powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F.

To prepare the caramel, heat 3/4 cup granulated sugar with 4 tsp water. When the sugar becomes light brown, add the juice of 1/2 lemon and remove from heat.

Coat the bottom and sides of a springform pan with the caramel.

Peel, core and thinly slice the apples and arrange in a circular overlapping pattern on the caramel.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs with remaining 3/4 cup granulated sugar. Add the flour, butter, cream cheese and continue beating until you have a creamy batter.

OPTIONAL:
While cake is baking, beat cream cheese spread until fluffy. Separately, beat whipping cream until fluffy and then add 1/4 cup powdered sugar. Gently fold the whipped cream cheese into the whipped cream and chill well using the freezer, if necessary. Spoon onto warm cake slices.