Apple Cinnamon Cream Cheese Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Set oven to 350 degrees.
Set oven rack to second-lowest position.
Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
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.
Add in eggs; beat until blended.
Combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
Add to the creamed mixture on low speed until blended.
In a bowl combine the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and the 2-1/2 teaspoons cinnamon.
Take 2 tablespoons of the cinnamon/sugar mixture and mix with the chopped apples.
Stir the apple mixture into batter.
Transfer the batter to prepared pan.
Sprinkle with remaining cinnamon/sugar mixture on top.
Bake for about 1 hour, or until cake pulls away from the pan and tests done.