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Apple Cream Cheese Bundt Cake with cream cheese glaze and sliced almonds on a blue plate, overhead view
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Apple Cream Cheese Bundt Cake

The ingredient list and process may seem a little daunting….but, really it’s not a hard recipe. Just gather everything together and get started. Once you pour on that yummy praline frosting and scatter on the pecans, just grab a cup of coffee, sit back and give a toast to fall!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time1 hour 50 minutes
Course: Cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8
Calories: 986kcal
Author: Donya Mullins

Ingredients

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese , softened
  • ¼ cup butter , softened
  • ½ 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
  • ½ teaspoon ground allspice
  • 3 large eggs , lightly beaten
  • ¾ cup canola oil
  • ¾ cup applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 cups peeled and finely chopped Gala apples (about 1 ½ lb)

Praline Frosting

  • ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

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 350º.  
  • 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 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 Frosting

  • Bring ½ cup brown sugar, ¼ 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. Sprinkle on remaining pecans.

Nutrition

Calories: 986kcal | Carbohydrates: 142g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 567mg | Potassium: 275mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 100g | Vitamin A: 525IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 84mg | Iron: 3mg