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Never-Miss Apple Cake

Course Cakes, Desserts
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg cream cheese (8 oz.) softened
  • 2 cups sugar divided
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup canola oil
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 2 tsp cinnamon ground
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 2 cups apples tart, peeled, chopped
  • 1 cup carrots shredded
  • 1/2 cup pecans chopped

Praline Icing

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1/4 cup butter cubed
  • 2 tbs. milk 2%
  • 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/4 cup pecans toasted, chopped

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in 1 egg; set aside. In a large bowl, beat oil with remaining sugar and eggs until well blended.
  • Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into oil mixture until blended. Stir in apples, carrots and pecans.
  • Transfer half of the apple batter to a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan; layer with cream cheese mixture and remaining apple batter.
  • Bake at for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • In a large saucepan, bring the brown sugar, butter and milk 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. Yield: 12 servings.