Apple Cream Cheese Bundt Cake

By vealam

Ingredients

• CREAM CHEESE FILLING:
• 1 (8oz) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 Tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• CAKE:
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans
• 3 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup (packed) brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon allspice
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup oil (canola, olive or vegetable)
• 3/4 cup applesauce (unsweetened)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups peeled and finely chopped apples (I used Granny Smith)
• PRALINE FROSTING:
• 1/2 cup (packed) brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 3 Tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• GARNISH:
• 1/4 cup roughly chopped pecans

Details

Servings 1
Adapted from glorioustreats.com

Preparation

Step 1

Grease and flour a (14 cup) bundt pan, and set aside.

Prepare cream cheese FILLING:

Beat the cream cheese, butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until blended and smooth. Add egg, flour and vanilla and beat until just combined. Set aside.

Prepare CAKE:

Preheat oven to 350*F and bake pecans for 5-7 minutes until lightly toasted and fragrant.

Meanwhile, stir flour, both sugars, salt, baking soda and spices together in a large bowl.

Stir in eggs, then oil, apple sauce and vanilla.

Stir in apples and pecans.

Spoon two-thirds of the apple batter into the prepared pan, then spoon cream cheese filling over the apple mixture, leaving a 1 inch border around the edges of the pan.

Spoon remaining apple batter over the cream cheese filling.

Bake cake at 350*F for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a long wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool cake in the pan, on a wire rack about 1 hour. Remove cake from pan, and cool completely (an additional hour).

When the cake has cooled, prepare praline frosting.

Combine brown sugar, butter and milk in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute (set a timer).

Remove pan from heat and add vanilla extract, then powdered sugar. Whisk together until fully combined. If needed, pour frosting through a fine strainer to remove any powdered sugar lumps. Cool frosting slightly (about 5 minutes) until it has begun to thicken slightly, but is still easily pourable. Pour over cake, as desired. Garnish with pecans, if desired.