Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Kim’s Cream Cheese Pound Cake.
I’ve written many articles about vegetables, but I must confess that I have a bit of a sweet tooth. Here’s an easy recipe for Cream Cheese Pound Cake that has been used for generations in our family. An Oradell NJ neighbor named Elsie Janus gave us the recipe.
My mother used to dust it with powdered sugar, but I don’t. You can really celebrate decadence by serving it with your favorite ice cream. It’s also great with an afternoon tea or coffee with friends.
This recipe calls for 2 loaf pans. The two that I use measure 8.5″ x 4.5″ and 9″ x 5″.
Ingredients For Cream Cheese Pound Cake
- 3/4 cup butter, or 1 1/2 sticks
- 8 ounces Philadelphia cream cheese, original or 1/3 less fat
- 2 cups sugar
- 5 large or 4 extra large eggs
- 3 cups sifted all-purpose unbleached flour
- 3 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2/3 cup milk, preferably not skim
- 2 tsp. real vanilla extract
The Process
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar in a stand mixer. Don’t overwork it.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt into a bowl; set aside.
- Add one egg at a time to mixer, mixing after each one.
- Now add flour mixture alternately with milk, about one fourth of each at a time.
- Add vanilla.
- Mix well, scraping bowl and beater now and then.
- Pour into two loaf pans. I prefer to line them with parchment paper.
- Bake for 1 hour. Check for doneness with toothpicks or a skinny knife at about 50 to 55 minutes. This cake is especially good if not overcooked. The top will be a light golden brown color…melts in your mouth…I save that part for last…
- Cool. Freezes well.
When I used to sell at farmers’ markets in Maryland and around Washington, D.C., a baker’s license permitted me to sell home-made cookies, muffins, and this cake in addition to the plants. Now, if you promise to eat your greens and vegetables, I’ll post more of our favorite dessert recipes. The cook gets to lick the bowl, although experts advise against it (uncooked flour and eggs).
Buttery, cheesy…delicious!
Delicious cream cheese pound cake from Kim’s kitchen.
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