Ingredients
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 3/4 cups sugar
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1/2 cup butter, softened (no subs!)
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1 tablespoon vanilla
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1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
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2 large eggs (room temperature)
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1 1/2 cups flour
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2 teaspoons baking powder
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1/3 cup sugar (use white or light brown)
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3 teaspoons cinnamon
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3 large apples, peeled and chopped
Instructions
- Set oven to 350 degrees (set oven rack to second-lowest position).
- Prepare a 9-inch springform pan.
- In a bowl using an electric mixer beat the butter with 1-3/4 cups sugar, softened cream cheese and vanilla until smooth and well blended (about 3-4 minutes).
- Add in eggs; mix well until completely blended.
- In a small bowl combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture just until blended.
- In a small bowl combine 1/3 cup white or light brown sugar with 3 teaspoons cinnamon.
- In another bowl mix together the chopped apples with 3 tablespoons of the cinnamon mixture, then stir the apple mixture into the batter.
- Transfer the batter into prepared baking dish or springform baking pan.
- Sprinkle the top of the batter with remaining cinnamon/sugar mixture.
- Bake for about 50-60 minutes (for springform pan) or until the cake test done.
- Cool cake completely in the pan, then remove to a wire rack.