Apple and Cream Cheese Bundt Cake

Apple and Cream Cheese Bundt Cake with Caramel Pecan Topping

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A moist, spicy cake is mixed with a cream cheese filling, then over the top is a sweet caramel frosting studded with pecans.

Apple and Cream Cheese Bundt Cake

Ingredients:

Cream Cheese Filling:

  • 1 (8-oz.) package 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 apples (about 1 1/2 lb.)

Caramel Pecan Frosting:

  • 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup pecan halves (garnish)

Instructions:

  • 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 350ยบ. 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 350ยบ 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 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. garnish with pecans.

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