This Cream Cheese Pound Cake is to die for! It’s the perfect cake to impress your guests. Softly delicious, this cake will have you eating the whole one if you are not careful.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour, sifted
- 11/2 – 2 cups sugar (depends on your sweet level tolerance)
- 1/2 lb margarine or butter, softened
- 1 8oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla essence or extract
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 6 large eggs
- lime rind and juice 1 teaspoon (optional)
Instructions
- preheat oven to 325 degrees f
- in a large bowl, mix together flour and baking powder, set aside
- next in a stand mixer or using a hand mixer, place cream cheese and butter or margarine and beat on medium speed for a couple seconds until incorporated. next add in sugar and beat for 5 minutes until light and fluffy. be sure to scrape down the sides occasionally.
- next add in eggs and flour alternating and ending with flour. add in essence and mix until combined
- place batter into a bundt pan that has been properly greased and floured. place in preheated oven and allow to bake for 65-75 minutes or until its nice and golden brown and a skewer has been inserted and comes out clean. allow to cool for 10 minutes in pan and remove and place on cool rack to cool completely
- a glaze can be applied as well for decorating purposes
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