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William Tell's Never-Miss Apple Cake Recipe

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I bake my family-favorite fall cake to usher in this abundant season. It looks so luscious that eating one piece is nearly impossible. —Jamie Jones, Madison, Georgia

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William Tell's Never-Miss Apple Cake Recipe

Prep: 40 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling

Yield: 12 Servings

40 50 90

Ingredients

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
2 cups sugar, divided
4 eggs
1 cup canola oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups chopped peeled tart apples
1 cup shredded carrots
1/2 cup chopped pecans
PRALINE ICING:
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, cubed
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Directions

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 the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda; gradually beat into oil mixture until blended. Stir in the 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 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 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 for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; whisk in confectioners' sugar and vanilla until smooth. Drizzle over cake. Sprinkle with pecans. Yield: 12 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 614 calories, 36 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 102 mg cholesterol, 407 mg sodium, 68 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 7 g protein.

Originally published as William Tell's Never-Miss Apple Cake in Country Woman August/September 2010, p37

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Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2012 by floridahomemaker

EXCELLENT cross between carrot and apple cake. Nice and moist. Had a little trouble

disbributing cream cheese filling evenly.

Definitely a make again recipe

Reviewed on Sep. 17, 2012 by sammy139

This was one of the best cakes I have tried in a long time.I will make this one alot.The only thing I did different was no pecans in the cake.You should all try this cake if you want something so good. You cant stop eating it. Thanks for the recipe!

Reviewed on Sep. 12, 2012 by gracejkwm

Awesome/Yummy/Superb

Reviewed on Aug. 06, 2012 by Difference

Fabulous recipe; a little work to make but worth every minute!!!!!

Reviewed on Mar. 09, 2012 by Roelene

I had some apples that were getting soft and needed to use. This was the perfect recipe for it.