APPLE CREAM CHEESE BUNDT CAKE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

APPLE CREAM CHEESE BUNDT CAKE Recipe - (4.5/5) image

Provided by JoyceW-2

Number Of Ingredients 26

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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 flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
APPLE CAKE BATTER:
1 cup finely chopped pecans 3 cups 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
3 cups peeled and finely chopped Gala apples (about 1 1/2 pounds)
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

Steps:

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 350°F. 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 350° for 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 for 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely. Prepare Frosting: Bring 1/4 cup butter, brown sugar and 3 tablespoons milk to a boil in a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat, 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 thicken slightly. Pour immediately over cooled cake.