Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the recipes category.

Apple & Cinnamon Cake Recipe.

Ingredients:

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
.
1/4 cup sugar
.
1 large egg
.
CAKE:


1-3/4 cups sugar.
1 cup canola oil
.
3 large eggs
.
2 cups all-purpose flour.
2 TSPs baking powder
.
2 TSPs ground cinnamon.
1 TSP salt
.
1/4 TSP baking soda.
2 cups chopped peeled tart apples.
1 cup shredded carrots
.
1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted.
PRALINE ICING:


1/2 cup packed brown sugar.
1/4 cup butter, cubed
.
2 TBSPs 2% milk
.
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar.
1/2 TSP vanilla extract
.
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted.

Recipe Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 10" fluted tube pan. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth; beat in egg.
For cake, in a large bowl, beat sugar, oil and eggs until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into sugar mixture. Stir in apples, carrots and pecans.
Transfer half of the batter to prepared pan; layer with cream cheese mixture, then remaining batter. Bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in cake portion comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
For icing, in a large saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter and milk; bring to a boil. Cook and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; whisk in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle over cake. Sprinkle with pecans.

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