cinnamon apple cake

Directions

1. 1
   preheat oven to 350
2. 2
   beat 1/2 cups sugar,butter,vanilla and cream cheese at medium speed of a mixer until well blended ( about 4 minutes).
3. 3
   add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. 4
   combine flour,baking powder, and salt.
5. 5
   Add flour mixture to creamed mixture,beating at low speed until blended.
6. 6
   combine 1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon.
7. 7
   combine 2 tbsp.
8. 8
   of cinnamon mixture and apple in a bowl, and stir apple mixture into batter.
9. 9
   Pour batter into 8 inch spring form pan coated with cooking spray, and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon mixture.
10. 10
    Bake at 350 for about 1 hour and 15 minutes or until the cake pulls away from the sides of the pan.
11. 11
    Cool the cake completely on a wire rack, and cut with a serrated knife.
12. 12
    note: you can also make this cake in a 9 inch square pan or a 9 inch spring form pan; just reduce cook time by 5 minutes