Cream Cheese Apple Bread

This is from a free cooking school booklet. This is made with Splenda but you could probably subsitute with no problems. I haven't made this, but it looks tasty. I catorgized this as a diabetic recipe. If it isn't, please let me know.

• Ready In: 1 hr 10 mins
• Serves: 8
• Yields: 1 loaf

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
• 1⁄2 cup  Splenda brown sugar blend
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  orange extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2  large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1  cup applesauce
• 1  cup raisins
• 1⁄2 cup walnuts (optional) or 1⁄2 cup pecans (optional)
• 2  cups  sifted flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1  teaspoon allspice
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temp
• 1  teaspoon  Splenda brown sugar blend
• 1  teaspoon flour
• 1  teaspoon  orange extract

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Spray a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
3. Cream butter and Splenda brown sugar blend together until smooth.
4. Beat in eggs, applesauce, orange extract and vanilla.
5. Set aside.
6. In a seperate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and allspice.
7. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and blend until smooth.
8. Stir in raisins and nuts, if using.
9. Set aside.
10. Blend together the cream cheese, Splenda brown sugar blend, flour and orage extract.
11. Pour half of the bread batter into the prepared pan.
12. Spoon the cream cheese mixture on top.
13. Cover with the remaining bread batter.
14. Bake 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.