This cake is exactly what you want to eat during the fall/winter months with a big scoop of ice cream. It gives a perfect warmth and really makes for a wonderful treat to share with a friend, or enjoy all alone with a big cup of coffee! One of my friends told me that she eats this type of bundt cake for breakfast in the mornings. I suppose it would be no different than having a donut, right?
I love this cake and how easy it is to make.
The sweet praline frosting is what makes this dessert out of this world. It is perfectly sweet and delicious. It adds an extra sweetness to it that blends perfectly with the apples
Ingredients
1 cup finely chopped pecans (plus extra for garnish, optional)
3 cups Gold Medal all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated Domino sugar
1 cup packed Domino 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 unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla McCormick extract
3 cups peeled and finely chopped Gala apples (about 2-3 medium apples)
Instructions
In a large bowl, whisk the flour, both sugars, the cinnamon, salt, baking soda, nutmeg and allspice together. Add the eggs, oil, applesauce and vanilla and mix just until combined (I started with a whisk and switched to a rubber spatula). Fold in the toasted pecans and chopped apples until distributed throughout the batter.
Spoon about 1/2 to 2/3 of the cake batter into the prepared 12-cup bundt pan. Top evenly with the cream cheese filling, leaving a 1-inch border around the edge of the pan (I found this tricky, just do the best you can). Use a thin paring knife to swirl the cream cheese filling with the cake batter just a few times – less is more. Top the filling with the remaining cake batter.
Bake for 60-75 minutes, or until a thin knife inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Transfer the pan to a wire rack and cool for 15 minutes, then invert the cake onto the rack and allow to cool completely (at least 2 hours).
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Quick Tip: Add chopped pecans throughout the inside of the cake.
where is the recipe for the cream cheese filling. Want to try this
I too, would like to know the recipe for the cream cheese filling, as I would like to make this cake also. Please post.
Where is the recipe for the cream cheese filling and the topping? PLEASE respond…thanks.jean
Please email me…This cake sounds terrific… thanks