apple cream cheese bundt cake
I got this recipe from the September 2011 issue of Southern Living magazine...It looked so good that I thought I'd share. I'm really looking forward to making this cake soon for my family to enjoy. If someone has made or will be making this cake soon, please let me know how it turned out!!! The photo of the cake to the left is actually the one that's on the cover of the magazine. I hope everyone enjoys!
prep time
40 Min
cook time
1 Hr 15 Min
method
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yield
12 serving(s)
Ingredients
- CREAM CHEESE FILLING
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 - large egg
- 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- APPLE CAKE BATTER
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans
- 3 cups all purpose 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
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups peeled and finely chopped gala apples (about 1/2 lb.)
- 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
How To Make apple cream cheese bundt cake
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Step 1Prepare 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.
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Step 2Prepare Batter: Preheat oven to 350. 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.
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Step 3Spoon 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.
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Step 4Bake @ 350 degrees 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).
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Step 5Prepare 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.
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