How to Make Cream Cheese Pound Cake

This cream cheese pound cake is a visual stunner when baked in a Bundt pan. It can be dressed up with strawberries and whipped cream or raspberries and sliced peaches. But it's great all on its own!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 (10-inch) Bundt pan
• 3 sticks butter, softened
• 1 (8-ounce) cream cheese, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 eggs, at room temperature
• 3 cups sifted cake flour
• 1-1/2 tablespoons vanilla

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Coat Bundt pan with cooking spray. Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until smooth and fluffy.

2. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Add flour a little at a time and mix until smooth. Add vanilla and blend.

3. Turn batter out into prepared pan. Bake for 1-1/2 hours or until cake tests done.
   Cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert pan and finish cooling cake.

Tips & Warnings

• When cake is cool, dust with confectioner's sugar.
• May be served with sliced strawberries and whipped cream, or raspberries and sliced peaches.
• Makes 12 generous servings.
• SOURCE: Barbara Rolek

[bmi57]

on 12/28/2007 This sounds really yummy. Thank you.