Apple-Cream Cheese Bundt Cake

By ctozzi

This cake is soooo good! The cream cheese filling makes it very delectable.

Ingredients

• CREAM CHEESE FILLING:
• 1 Pkg. Cream cheese, softened, 8oz
• 1/4 C. Butter, softened
• 1/2 C. Granulated sugar
• 1 Lg. Egg
• 2 T. All-purpose flour
• 1 t. Vanilla extract
• APPLE CAKE BATTER:
• 1 C. Finely chopped pecans
• 3 C. All-purpose flour
• 1 C. Granulated sugar
• 1 C. Firmly packed light brown sugar
• 2 t. Ground cinnamon
• 1 t. Salt
• 1 t. Baking soda
• 1 t. Ground nutmeg
• 1/2 t. Ground allspice
• 3 Lg. Eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 C. Canola oil
• 3/4 C. Applesauce
• 1 t. Vanilla extract
• 3 C. Peeled and finely chopped Gala apples (about 1 1/2 lb.)
• PRALINE FROSTING:
• 1/2 C. Firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1/4 C. Butter
• 3 T. Milk
• 1 t. Vanilla extract
• 1 C. Powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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).
5. Prepare Frosting: Bring 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and 3 Tbsp. 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.