Cream Cheese Apple Cake Parfait

This Cream Cheese Apple Cake Parfait is a delicious way to enjoy the wonderful flavors of cream cheese, apples, and caramel. For a sweet treat that has the richness of cake and the lightness of whipped cream, this is perfect.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2 medium apples, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1 cup whipped cream
• Caramel sauce for drizzling

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350F 175C

In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth

In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the cream cheese mixture, mixing well

Stir in melted butter until the batter is smooth

Fold in diced apples and chopped walnuts

Pour the batter into a greased and floured cake pan

Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean

Allow the cake to cool completely, then crumble it into parfait-sized pieces

In serving glasses, layer the cake crumbles with whipped cream

Drizzle caramel sauce over each layer

Repeat the layers until the glasses are filled

Chill the parfaits in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving

Garnish with additional whipped cream and chopped walnuts before serving