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. Halfway through baking, loosely tent the cake with aluminum foil to prevent over-browning.
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 cook it.
Ingredients of Cream Cheese Pound Cake
- Prepare 1 pack (8 oz) of Cream Cheese.
- You need 3 sticks of butter softened.
- Prepare 3 cups of Cake Flour or All-Purpose.
- It’s 3 cups of white Sugar.
- It’s 6 of Eggs.
- Prepare 1 tablespoon of Vanilla Extract.
- It’s 1/2 tablespoon of Almond Extract (optional).
- It’s 1/4 tsp of salt (a pinch).
- You need of Icing:.
- You need 1 to 2 cups of confectionary sugar.
- Prepare 1 to 1 1/2 Tbsp of milk.
- It’s of Vanilla or lemon (optional).
It's worth mentioning again just how amazing this cake is. 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 – This easy pound cake recipe is a family favorite dessert and the perfect cake for any occasion.
Cream Cheese Pound Cake instructions
- 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.
The cake is made in a bundt pan, which makes the cake super pretty. I love the look of bundt cakes. Cream Cheese Pound Cake makes a delicious, family favorite pound cake recipe. How to Make Cream Cheese Poundcake. To bake this cake, you will need these ingredients.
