Cream Cheese Pound Cake. I have been making this pound cake for years, with only small changes. Start with ROOM TEMPERATURE butter,(REAL butter) cream cheese and eggs which makes for easier mixing and a more creamy outcome, and using cake flour. Cream Cheese: Cream cheese is the difference between dry pound cake and moist pound cake.
This Cream Cheese Pound Cake is no exception. It has a lovely golden brown crust that is sweet and so wonderfully crisp on the day it's made. It is important when making this pound cake to have the cream cheese, butter and eggs at room temperature as this enables the maximum amount of air to. You can cook Cream Cheese Pound Cake using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Cream Cheese Pound Cake
- It’s 1 pack (8 oz) of Cream Cheese.
- Prepare 3 sticks of butter softened.
- Prepare 3 cups of Cake Flour or All-Purpose.
- It’s 3 cups of white Sugar.
- You need 6 of Eggs.
- You need 1 tablespoon of Vanilla Extract.
- You need 1/2 tablespoon of Almond Extract (optional).
- You need 1/4 tsp of salt (a pinch).
- It’s of Icing:.
- It’s 1 to 2 cups of confectionary sugar.
- It’s 1 to 1 1/2 Tbsp of milk.
- You need of Vanilla or lemon (optional).
Cream Cheese Pound Cake – This easy pound cake recipe is a family favorite dessert and the perfect cake for any occasion. The cake is made in a bundt pan, which makes the cake super pretty. I love the look of bundt cakes. It's worth mentioning again just how amazing this cake is.
Cream Cheese Pound Cake step by step
- Preheat over at 325°F.
- Combine all ingredients except eggs & flour. Mix with hand mixer..
- Once mixed add eggs and mix another minute or two until well combined..
- Add 1 cup cake flour or all-purpose flour (whichever your using) at a time to moist mixture..
- Spray bunt pan with cooking spray or flour the traditional way..
- Add mixture to greased bunt pan and bake for 90 minutes at 325°.
- Once done (check with toothpick) take out oven and let set for about 15-20 minutes. Flip cake on to serving dish and continue to let cool..
- OPTIONAL….icing if desired. 1 cup confectionery sugar & 1 tablespoon milk….mix in a small bowl and drize over cake once its cooled. Use 2 cups confectionery sugar & 1-1/2 tablespoons of milk if you want your icing thicker. A tab of vanilla extract (or any flavor you desire) lemon is good as well. ENJOY.
Everything about it from the golden crust to the delicate yet dense cake crumb is absolute perfection. The flavor is so outstanding that you do not need any frosting or glaze on this cake. Cream Cheese Pound Cake makes a delicious, family favorite pound cake recipe. This Cream Cheese Pound Cake is a recipe she loves to bake a lot. It's so simple to make with only seven ingredients and turns out perfectly every time.
