- 1 (8 ounce) package reduced-fat cream cheese
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3 eggs
- 3 cups chopped apples
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 1/2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tub pan.
- Beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar in a bowl until smooth; set aside. Beat 1 cup white sugar and butter in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in apples and vanilla extract.
- Combine flour, baking soda, and baking powder in another bowl; stir into apple mixture. Add sour cream, stirring until batter is just combined. Pour half the batter in prepared tube pan. Spread cream cheese mixture over batter in tube pan; cover with remaining batter.
- Mix walnuts, 2 1/2 tablespoons white sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl; sprinkle over batter.
- Bake cake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes.