Apple-Cheese Bundt Cake

Prep/ Total: 4 hours              Serves  12

Friday , November 14 , 2013 is 'National Bundt Day'  this is one of my family's favorite  and I am linking it to Monthsofediblecreations.blogspot.com hop on over and enjoy all the beautiful cakes .

CREAM CHEESE FILLING :
1                 (8 ounce) package cream cheese , softened
1/4              cup Butter , softened
1/2              cup graulated 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 bcinnamon
1                teasoon 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 Gala apples (about 1-1/2 pounds)

PRALINE 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 . 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 .

2 . PREPARE BATTER :
Preheat oven to 350* . Bake pecans in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and frabrant , stirring halfway through . Stir in eggs and next 3 ingredients , stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened Stir in apples and pecans .

3 . Spoon 2/3 of the apple mixture into a greased and floured 14-cup bundt pan . Spoon Cream Cheese Filling over apple mixture , leaving 1-inch border around edges of pan . Swirl filling through apple mixture using a paring knife . Spoon remaining apple mixture over Cream Cheese Filling .

4 . Bake at 350* for 1 hour 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 completelyn(about 2 hours).

5 . PREPARE FROSTING:
Bring 1/2 cup brown sugar , 1/4 cup butter and 3 tablespoons milk to a boil in a 2 quart 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 .  

I  bookmarked this recipe from myrecipes .com 2 years ago .