Apple and Cream Cheese Bundt Cake with Caramel Pecan Frosting
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Serves: 12-15
 
Ingredients
  • 1 8-oz. package cream cheese, softened
  • ¼ cup butter, softened
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 Tbs all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • ½ tsp ground allspice
  • 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • ¾ cup canola oil
  • ¾ cup applesauce
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 cups peeled and finely chopped apples (about 1½ lb)
  • ½ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 3 Tbs milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup chopped pecans for garnish
Instructions
  1. Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended and smooth. Add egg, flour, and vanilla; beat just until blended.
  2. Preheat oven to 350º and Bake pecans in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through.
  3. 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.
  4. Spoon two-thirds of apple mixture into a greased and floured Bundt pan.
  5. Spoon Cream Cheese Filling over apple mixture, leaving a 1-inch border around the edges of pan. Swirl filling through apple mixture using a paring knife.
  6. Spoon remaining apple mixture over Cream Cheese Filling.
  7. Bake at 350º for 60-75 minutes, or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  8. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 2 hours).
  9. Bring ½ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup butter, and 3 Tbs 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.
  10. Gradually whisk in powdered sugar until smooth; stir gently 3 to 5 minutes or until mixture begins to cool and thickens slightly.
  11. Pour immediately over cooled cake. Garnish with pecans.
Recipe by Clever Housewife at https://cleverhousewife.com/2012/10/apple-and-cream-cheese-bundt-cake-with-caramel-pecan-frosting/