PUMPKIN APPLE CHEESE COFFEE CAKE

PUMPKIN APPLE CHEESE COFFEE CAKE image

Provided by Nor Mac

Categories Cakes

Time 1h35m

Number Of Ingredients 28

1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 Tbsp cinnamon
3 c all purpose flour'
1 tsp salt
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 c apple sauce
1/2 c softened butter
1 c granulated sugar
1 c light brown sugar
4 eggs
1 c canned pure pumpkin
3/4 c vanilla greek yogurt low-fat or regular
1 tsp vanilla
1 c chopped baking apples the granny smith
3/4 c toasted pecans divided, or walnuts
FILLING
8 oz softened cream cheese
1/4 c sugar
1/2 of 1 beaten egg
1 Tbsp flour
GLAZE
2 c powdered sugar
1/4 c softened butter
1-3 Tbsp milk ( depending how thick you like your glaze)
a dash of orange food coloring if desired.
1/4 c reserved pecans, or walnuts from batter ingredients

Steps:

1. Grease and flour a Bundt pan. Heat oven to 350°.
2. In a bowl. Mix the spices, baking soda, salt, and flour. Set aside.
3. In another bowl. Beat on low the butter, sugars, and apple sauce, together.
4. Add n the pumpkin and yogurt. Mix well.
5. Add the eggs 2 at a time, beating in between additions of eggs. Beat well.
6. Mix in the vanilla, add in the flour mixture, and mix well. Add the apples, and 1/2 cup pecans. Stir well to combine.
7. Note: you may place half the cake batter. Next top with cream cheese filling and batter, if desired, or place one third of the pumpkin batter in the bottom of a Bundt pan. Place half of the cream cheese mixture over the batter avoiding the outside edge and inside edge of pan. Place another third of batter over the cream cheese mixture. Top batter with remaining cream cheese mixture. Then top again with remaining batter.
8. Place in 350 degree oven. Bake 1 hour to 1 hr and 15 min. Check with pick . If the pic comes out clean just a couple crumbs it is done.
9. Cool cake for 15 minutes. Invert onto a platter. You make cool cake completely before frosting, or you may place over warm cake for a glaze. Make the icing. Beat cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla together. Add milk 1 tablespoon at a time until you reach your desired consistency. ( you may add in food coloring at this point if desired . ) Place spoonfuls of icing over cake. Top with pecans, and let set until cool. Slice and serve.