Spiced Apple Coffee Cake

INGREDIENTS

• 1/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 3 tart cooking apples, such as Granny Smith or
• Braeburn, 1 lb. total, peeled, cored and
• coarsely chopped
• 2 Tbs. strained fresh orange juice, lemon juice
• or apple juice
• 1 1/2 tsp. ground cardamom
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 8 Tbs. (1 stick) unsalted butter, at
• room temperature
• 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted
• 2 Tbs. condensed skim milk, warmed, plus
• more as needed
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract