Recipe: Delicious Cream Cheese Pound Cake

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 11 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Cream Cheese Pound Cake

1. Prepare 1 stick of Butter.
2. Prepare 1 cup of Shortening.
3. You need 8 oz of Cream cheese.
4. It's 3 1/2 cup of Sugar.
5. You need 6 of Eggs.
6. Prepare 1 tbsp of Vanilla.
7. Prepare 1 tsp of Almond extract.
8. Prepare 1 cup of Milk.
9. It's 3 cup of Cake flour, you can use AP flour but it will change the texture.
10. It's 1 tsp of Baking powder.
11. It's 1 tsp of Salt.

Tips for Making Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe. With any pound cake, texture is key to creating the perfect taste. To create the best texture, begin by making sure that your cake batter is mixed well. You must beat your fat to incorporate air into your cake because it doesn't have a leavening.

Cream Cheese Pound Cake step by step

1. Preheat oven to 300°F..
2. In a stand mixer cream together butter, shortening, cream cheese and sugar til light and fluffy..
3. In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt..
4. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each egg. Add vanilla and almond extract..
5. Add flour mixture alternately with milk to creamed mixture til well combined. Pour into well greased and floured pans. I use a loaf pan AND a bundt pan. Recipe makes a lot of batter. U could use a 9x13 or layer pans..
6. Bake for an hour and 15 minutes to an hour and a half, or til top springs back and cake is golden brown..

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 makes a delicious, family favorite pound cake recipe. How to Make Cream Cheese Poundcake.

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