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 .
