Apple-Cream Cheese Bundt Cake

• cream cheese↗1 ounce
• butter↗1⁄4 cup
• granulated sugar↗1⁄2 cup
• large egg↗1
• all-purpose flour↗2 tablespoons
• vanilla extract↗1 teaspoon
• pecans1 cup
• all-purpose flour↗3 cups
• granulated sugar↗1 cup
• light brown sugar1 cup
• ground cinnamon↗2 teaspoons
• salt↗1 teaspoon
• baking soda↗1 teaspoon
• ground nutmeg↗1 teaspoon
• ground allspice1⁄2 teaspoon
• large eggs, lightly beaten↗3
• cup canola oil↗3⁄4
• cup applesauce↗3⁄4
• teaspoon vanilla extract↗1
• cups peeled and finely chopped gala apples, about 1 1/2 lb3
• cup firmly packed light brown sugar1⁄2
• cup butter↗1⁄4
• tablespoons milk↗3
• teaspoon vanilla extract↗1
• cup powdered sugar↗1

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   To prepare the filling: Beat the first three ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended and smooth. Add egg, flour, and vanilla; beat just until blended.

2. 2

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake pecans in a shallow pan 8 to 10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring halfway through.

3. 3

   Stir together 3 cups flour and next seven ingredients in a large bowl; stir in eggs and next three ingredients, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in apples and pecans.

4. 4

   Spoon two-thirds of apple mixture into a greased and floured 14-cup Bundt pan.

5. 5

   Spoon cream cheese filling over apple mixture, leaving a 1-inch border around edges of pan. Swirl filling through apple mixture using a paring knife.

6. 6

   Spoon remaining apple mixture over cream cheese filling.

7. 7

   Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

8. 8

   Cool cake in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completely (about 2 hours).

9. 9

   Bring 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and 3 tablespoons milk to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan, whisking constantly; boil 1 minute, whisking constantly.

10. 10

    Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.

11. 11

    Gradually whisk in powdered sugar until smooth; stir gently 3 to 5 minutes or until mixture begins to cool and thickens slightly.

12. 12

    Pour immediately over cooled cake.