Cinnamon-apple Cake Aka Hanukkah Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1


• cooking spray


• 1 1/2 cups sugar


• 1/2 cup butter


• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened


• 2 eggs


• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder


• 1/4 teaspoon salt


• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon


• 1/4 cup sugar


• 2 large baking apples, peeled and chopped

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins


Ready Time: 2 hrs 20 mins



• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). spray an 8-inch springform pan with cooking spray.


• beat 1 1/2 cup of sugar with the butter, vanilla extract, and cream cheese in a bowl until soft and creamy; beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl. in a separate small bowl, stir together the cinnamon with 1/4 cup of sugar. stir 2 tablespoons of the cinnamon-sugar mixture into the flour mixture; reserve the rest of the cinnamon sugar. stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture to make a smooth batter, and mix in the apples. pour batter into the prepared pan. sprinkle the top of the batter with the reserved cinnamon-sugar mixture.


• bake in the preheated oven until the cake pulls away slightly from the edges of the pan, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. cool cake completely on a wire rack before removing the pan and slicing the cake.