Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese Cake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 3/4 cups sugar, divided
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter (no subs!)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon almond extract (or use 2 teaspoons vanilla)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon (if you like cinnamon then use more)
• 3 cups chopped apples

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 set oven rack to second-lowest position.
• 3 grease a 9-inch springform pan.
• 4 in a bowl beat together cream cheese with 1-1/2 cups sugar, butter, almond extract and vanilla (about 3-4 minutes) until well blended.
• 5 add in eggs; beat until blended.
• 6 combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
• 7 add to the creamed mixture on low speed until blended.
• 8 in a bowl combine the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and the 2-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon.
• 9 take 2 tablespoons of the cinnamon/sugar mixture and mix with the chopped apples.
• 10 stir the apple mixture into batter.
• 11 transfer the batter to prepared pan.
• 12 sprinkle with remaining cinnamon/sugar mixture on top.
• 13 bake for about 1 hour, or until cake pulls away from the pan and tests done.