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Best Jewish Apple Cake
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 75 Minutes
Ready In: 75 Minutes
Servings: 12
This is a holiday favorite! A new twist on an old Jewish grandmothers recipe....My family requests at least 3 of these during the holidays! One of my favorites!!!
Ingredients:
1 & 3/4 cups sugar, divided
3/4 stick butter, softened
8 ounces reduced or low fat cream cheese, softened
2 large eggs
1 & 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 & 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 large rome apples
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Beat 1/2 cup sugar, butter, vanilla and cream cheese medium speed for 4 minutes
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition
4. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a separate bowl and mix
5. Add flour mixture to cream mix beating at a low speed until blended
6. In small bowl, combine 1/4 cups sugar and cinnamon
7. Peel and chop apples and place in a med bowl
8. Add 3 Tablespoons of cinnamon-sugar mix to apples and mix until they are covered completely
9. Stir apples into batter
10. Pour batter into an 8 springform pan coated with cooking spray
11. Sprinkle remaining cinnamon-sugar on top of cake batter
12. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until cake pulls away from both sides of the pan and the center is set
13. Cool on wire rack and slice a knife around the edge of the pan where cake pulled away
14. Cut with serrated knife, serve & enjoy!!!!
15. (If using 9 pan reduce cooking time by 5-7 minutes, depending on oven)
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