Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 Cups Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Softened Butter
- 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 6 Ounce Container Cream Cheese Softened
- 2 Large Eggs
- 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1 1/2 Cup All-purpose Flour
- 1 1/2 Teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
- 3 Cups Peeled and Finely Chopped Granny Smith Apples
FOR TOPPING:
- 1/4 Cup Sugar
- 2 Teaspoons Cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Lightly grease an 8 or 9 inch spring-form pan.
- Beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy with a hand mixer, then add the cream cheese and vanilla and continue to beat until smooth.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
- Add the flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt and beat at low speed just until mixed.
- Fold the chopped apples into the batter and pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Mix together the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon and sprinkle this mixture over the batter in the pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes to 50 minutes, or until the cake begins to pull away from the pan and a skewer poked into the center comes out clean.
- Cool to room temperature before serving.
Notes
Adapted From Cooking Light Magazine
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Cake