Apple Cream Cheese Bundt Cake

4 from 4 votes

As it heats the sweet cream middle bakes up into a delectable ribbon of yumminess with a taste and texture similar to cheesecake. Apple Cream Cheese Bundt Cake is every bit the essence of fall.

Prep Time55

Cook Time1 15

Cooling Time2

Total Time4 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: healthy servings

Author: Jenny DeRemer

Equipment

14 cup capacity Bundt pan
electric hand mixer
wire cooling rack

Ingredients

for the cream cheese filling

1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
¼ cup butter, softened
½ cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon quality vanilla extract I am using Heilala

for the apple cake batter

1 cup finely chopped pecans
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar or dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground allspice
3 large eggs, lightly beaten
¾ cup canola oil
¾ cup applesauce I am using unsweetened but sweetened works fine, too.
1 teaspoon quality vanilla extract I am using Heilala
3 cups peeled and finely chopped Gala or Granny Smith apples (about 1 1/2 lb.) I am using Granny Smith

for the praline frosting

½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar or dark brown sugar
¼ cup butter
3 tablespoons milk I am using buttermilk
1 teaspoon quality vanilla extract I am using Heilala
1 cup powdered sugar
additional pecans for decorating the top if desired

Instructions

prepare the cream cheese 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 the apple cake batter

Preheat oven to 350º. Prepare a Bundt pan by greasing (with butter) and flouring.
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 the prepared 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 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).

prepare the praline 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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