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.