Apple Cream Cheese Coffee Cake

Chunks of apple float in this tender cake with a sweet cream cheese filling.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 297 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 cups chopped apples
• 1 (8 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese
• 0.75 cup chopped walnuts
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 0.25 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2.5 tablespoons white sugar
• 0.25 cup confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tub pan.

Step 2

Combine flour, baking soda, and baking powder in another bowl; stir into apple mixture. Add sour cream, stirring until batter is just combined. Pour half the batter in prepared tube pan. Spread cream cheese mixture over batter in tube pan; cover with remaining batter.

Step 3

Mix walnuts, 2 1/2 tablespoons white sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl; sprinkle over batter.

Step 4

Bake cake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes.

Step 5

Beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar in a bowl until smooth; set aside. Beat 1 cup white sugar and butter in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in apples and vanilla extract.