Amazing Apple Cake (Cyprus)
Difficulty:
Preparation: 80 minutes INGREDIENTS:
DIRECTIONS:
1 package (8 ounces) of cream cheese, softened 2 cups of sugar 4 eggs 1 cup of canola oil 2 cups of flour 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons of baking powder 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda 1 teaspoon of salt 2 cups of chopped peeled tart apples 1/2 cup of chopped pecans 1 cup of shredded carrots
Preheat oven to 180째C. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in 1 egg and set the mixture aside. In a large bowl, beat oil with the remaining sugar and eggs until they are well blended. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda; gradually whisk that into the 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 200째C for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the centre comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing the cake from the 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 for 1 minute. Then remove from heat; whisk in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until the icing is smooth. Drizzle over the cake and sprinkle the surface with pecans.
Praline icing: 1/2 cup of packed brown sugar 1/4 cup of butter, cubed 2 tablespoons of 2% milk 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1/2 cup of confectioners' sugar 1/4 cup of chopped pecans, toasted Dessert
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