Recipe: Tasty 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 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Cream Cheese Pound Cake

1. It's 200 g of all-purpose flour.
2. Prepare 170 g of soft butter.
3. Prepare 113 g of cream cheese (room temperature).
4. It's 170 g of sugar.
5. You need 3 of larges eggs(room temperature).
6. You need 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
7. It's 1/8 tsp of baking soda.
8. You need 1/4 tsp of salt.
9. It's 1 tsp of vanilla extract.
10. Prepare of Zest of one orange.

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 165°C (330°F), place oven rack in center of oven. Butter & flour (21cm-23cm) loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt..
3. Mix sugar with zest (10 minutes) to enhance the flavor..
4. In the bowl of standing mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add the sugar, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the vanilla, the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add the flour mixture, in three additions, and mix just until incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top..
5. Bake for about 55 minutes until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean..
6. Remove the cake from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool..

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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