Vanilla Apple Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting

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Enjoy this delicious cake year round. It can be made simple for the family or let your imagination run and decorate it for a birthday, party or winter holiday.

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Steps

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Cake:.

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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Line the bottom of a 10-inch springform cake pan with parchment lined bottom and set aside.

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Placed prepared apples in a bowl and pour brandy over the apples.

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Sift the flour , cinnamon , cloves and baking powder , and set aside.

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Strip the vanilla seeds from the bean , then place the seeds , pod and butter into a small saucepan.

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Cook over low heat until the butter turns brown it will take on a nutty smell and will have an intense vanilla flavor.

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Remove the vanilla bean and let cool to room temperature.

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Separate the eggs and whip the yolks with the vanilla extract and salt.

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When the egg yolks start to change color and start to get fluffy , add 3 / 4 cup of the sugar and continue to whip until light in color.

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Fold in the butter mixture , then fold in the sifted flour mixture.

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Fold in apples and brandy.

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Whip the egg whites until fluffy , then add the remaining 1 / 2 cup of sugar and continue to whip until stiff.

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Fold the whites into the cak.

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Ingredients

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apple, brandy, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, baking powder, unsalted butter, vanilla bean, eggs, vanilla extract, salt, sugar, cream cheese, powdered sugar