Apple Cream Cheese Bundt Cake
 
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Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
  • CAKE:
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • ½ cup oil
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp. almond extract
  • 3 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • ¾ cup chopped walnuts (or pecans)
  • 3 apples, peeled and diced
  • CHEESECAKE FILLING:
  • 1 (8-ounce) package Raisin, Apple, Cinnamon flavor cream cheese, softened (or just plain)
  • 4 TBSP unsalted butter, very soft
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 TBSP flour
  • ½ tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • FROSTING:
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 4 TBSP unsalted butter, very soft
  • 3 TBSP almond milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • ½ tsp. almond extract
  • 1 ¼ - 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray a bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
  2. Filling: With an electric mixer, cream the butter and cream cheese until soft and fluffy. Add the sugar and continue to mix until well-incorporated.
  3. Add the egg, flour, vanilla, and cinnamon, and continue to mix until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
  4. Cake: In a large bowl, combine the eggs, applesauce, oil, and extracts. Mix well.
  5. Add the sugars and continue to mix until everything is smooth. Add the dry ingredients, mix well, and then fold in the chopped walnuts and diced apples.
  6. Pour about ⅓ of the cake batter into the greased bundt pan. Pour all of the cheesecake filling on top, spreading it evenly across the cake. Top with the remaining cake batter.
  7. Bake for 65-75 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. The cake will get to be a dark brown color, but don’t worry - it is not burning!
  8. Remove the cake from the oven and let cool for 30 minutes. Then flip the bundt pan over onto a plate and let the cake completely cool – about 1 hour or so.
  9. When cake is completely cooled, make the frosting: Combine the brown sugar, butter, and almond milk in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Bring to a boil for one minute, stirring constantly.
  10. Remove from heat and whisk in the almond/vanilla extracts, then slowly fold in the powdered sugar and cinnamon. Add additional powdered sugar if frosting seems to thin and runny. Mix until the frosting starts to thicken.
  11. Spread the icing on top of the cooled cake. Keep cake refrigerated.
Recipe by A Taste of Balance at https://atasteofbalance.com/2018/06/05/apple-cream-cheese-bundt-cake/