Name: Apple Cream Cheese Bundt Cake
Ingredients: 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 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; 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 lb.); 4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter; 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 2 to 4 tablespoons whole milk; 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 1/4 cup butter; 3 tablespoons milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup powdered sugar

Ingredients

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CREAM CHEESE FILLING:

1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/2 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
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 lb.)

Brown-Butter Glaze

4 ounces (1 stick) unsalted butter
2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 to 4 tablespoons whole milk

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

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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 Brown-Butter Glaze:

Heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Carefully pour butter into a bowl, leaving sediment behind.
Add sugar, vanilla, and 2 tablespoons milk to butter, and stir until smooth. If glaze is too thick, add more milk. Use immediately.

Prepare Praline Frosting:

Bring 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 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.