Enjoy the flavors of fall with this apple cream cheese bundt cake. The smell of apples, cinnamon and cloves baking in your oven will keep everyone waiting for it to come out. Top with caramel and pecan or simply dust with some powdered sugar.
You might also like this amazing pecan pumpkin cake.
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❤️ Why You'll Love It
- This cake is chuck full of fall flavors
- A beautiful cake that feeds a crowd
- A gooey cream cheese layer runs throughout the center of the cake
🥄 Instructions
Note: This is an overview of the instructions. The detailed instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Prepare the cream cheese filling by beating cream cheese, egg, flour and sugar.
- Until creamy and smooth.
- Then we'll make the cake batter by mixing sugars and oil. I love oil based cakes, they are light and moist.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, spices and all the dry ingredients.
- Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until everything is well combined.
- Fold in the apple.
- Pour half the batter into a bundt cake, then spoon cream cheese filling over, leaving some space between the filling and the border of the pan all around. Pour the rest of the batter over cream cheese mixture.
- Pop in the oven, bake and drizzle with either store bought or homemade caramel sauce for more heavenly taste. Sprinkle with some nuts, pecan goes very well with this recipe.
🧺 Storage
Leftovers should be covered tightly with plastic wrap. You can keep it at room temperature for up to 8 hours before it should be refrigerated. Refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to two months.
💡 Tips
- Make sure to grease the bundt pan before adding the batter.
- Also be sure to place the cream cheese mixture in the middle over the batter so it is away from all pan walls.
- Allow the bundt cake to cool for about 10-15 minutes before removing it from the pan so it will not crack and fall apart.
👩🍳 Variations
- Use a variety of apples for a more tart flavor use more Granny Smith or use more Honey Crisp for a sweeter cake.
- Serve the cake as is without the caramel or dust the top with some confectioners sugar, make a cream cheese frosting or serve with a scoop of homemade ice cream.
💬 FAQs
Jonagold, Honey crisp, Fuji, Granny smith, McIntosh or almost any type you like. I recommend using a variety of apples to get a good mix of textures and flavors.
This apple cake will keep at room temperature for up to 8 hours if put away from sunny places in your home. Refrigerate for up to 3 days and can be frozen for up to 2 months.
📣 Related Recipes
- Make this pumpkin bundt cake recipe with its delicious cream cheese frosting! You'll love its moist texture and flavorful flavor.
- If you are team apples, you will need to make these easy apple roses with puff pastry. Taste and look so good.
- Caramel and apple are a match made in heaven and this delicious caramel apple bundt cake is the living proof.
- I can't tell you how much my friends loved this apple cinnamon crumb cake, you gotta try it yourself.
- No to much into cakes?, try these easy apple crisp bars, they are great for lunchboxes too!
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Apple Cream Cheese Bundt Cake
Ingredients
For the cream cheese filling:
- 1 (8oz) package cream cheese room temperature
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the cake:
- 1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup oil any light flavor oil will work
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 lb apples cored, peeled and diced
For the caramel sauce: use a store bought one or:
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup powder sugar
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Grease 10-12 cups bundt pan.
Make the cream cheese filling:
- In a medium bowl beat all the filling ingredients until smooth and creamy, set aside.
Make the cake batter:
- In a large bowl, whisk together brown sugar, granulated sugar, oil and eggs for 1 minute or until well blended.In another bowl add the dry ingredients and mix well with a spoon to combine.Gradually, beat the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until flour disappears.Fold the apples into the batter.Pour half the cake batter into the pan, spoon the cream cheese filling over leaving about an inch all around from the edges.Pour the rest of the batter over. Bake in the oven until done, takes about 50 minutes.Let it cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes then remove from pan and let it completely cool on a wire rack.
Make the caramel frosting:
- Place brown sugar, butter and milk in a saucepan and bring it to a boil . Keep stirring for a minute.Add powdered sugar and vanilla and whisk it to combine. Turn off heat and let it cool down as it will thicken.
- Pour caramel over and garnish with some chopped pecans.
Notes
- Make sure to grease the bundt pan before adding the batter.
- Also be sure to place the cream cheese mixture in the middle over the batter so it is away from all pan walls.
- Allow the bundt cake to cool for about 10-15 minutes before removing it from the pan so it will not crack and fall apart.
- Storage:
- Leftovers should be covered tightly with plastic wrap. You can keep it at room temperature for up to 8 hours before it should be refrigerated. Refrigerate for up to 3 days or freeze for up to two months.
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First published Feb 28, 2017. Last updated August 22, 2022 for better images and editorial content.
Karen (Back Road Journal)
I haven't made an apple cake since we sold our orchard in New England and moved to Florida. Yes, even though this might be considered a fall dessert, I'd gladly share a slice of this cake with you anytime.
Evelyne CulturEatz
Oh wow Amira, I want to lick that cream cheese icing of the screen, it looks like it will. The whole cake is fabulous. That is so nice to make a recipe for the Fall ahead people 😉 I was sos surprised yesterday when I was looking up when we change the closks and I saw Australia was going back to standard time soon. I wa confused for a moment lol.
Juliana
Oh Amira, I love how this cake came out...and all the layers in it...what a great recipe...apple and caramel...great combination!
I hope you are enjoying your week 🙂
John/Kitchen Riffs
Lucky thing we can get decent apples any time of the year. So even though our peak crop is over, we can still make this. Love apple desserts, and this looks SO flavorful. Thanks!