Cream Cheese Pound Cake With Vanilla Almond Glaze Lions Bread Recipes

VANILLA CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Spray two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2-inch metal loaf pans with the baking spray and sprinkle the insides of the pans with the demerara sugar, tilting the pans to cover evenly.
• Place the butter, cream cheese, and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium speed for 2 1/2 to 3 minutes, until light and creamy. Scrape down the bowl with a rubber spatula to be sure it's well mixed. With the mixer on low, add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well and scraping down the bowl before adding the next egg. Mix in the vanilla extract and vanilla seeds.
• Combine the cake flour and salt in a medium bowl. With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture to the butter mixture, scraping down the bowl and beater with a rubber spatula. Mix the batter with the spatula to be sure it's well mixed. Divide the batter evenly between the two loaf pans, smooth the tops, and bake in the center of the oven for 60 to 70 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of each cake comes out clean.
• Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 30 minutes, then carefully turn them out and cool completely on a baking rack.

CREAM CHEESE ALMOND POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 325°F (set oven rack to second-lowest position).
• Generously grease a tube or bundt pan with softened shortening.
• Coat/sprinkle the insides of the pan with about 1/4 -1/3 cup ground almonds.
• In a medium bowl, cream the butter and cream cheese until fluffy.
• Add in the sugar and beat for about 3-4 minutes.
• Add in the eggs and extract, beat until well combined.
• In another bowl, sift together flour, salt and baking powder.
• Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and beat well.
• Add in about 1/2 cup ground almonds and mix well to combine.
• Carefully spoon the batter into pan on top of the almonds.
• Bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes (careful not to over bake).

MEYER LEMON POUND CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a Bundt pan.
• Cream together the butter, 1 pkg. cream cheese and granulated sugar with mixer for 1 minute or until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Mix in the milk, 1/3 cup Meyer lemon juice, zest, and vanilla.
• In a separate medium sized bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet in 3 stages, folding the batter together until just incorporated. Don't overmix.
• Pour the batter into the Bundt pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• Cool on a wire rack before removing from pan to glaze.
• To make the glaze, whisk together the powdered sugar, remaining cream cheese, and remaining Meyer lemon juice, adding the juice gradually until you get the consistency you desire.
• Drizzle on the glaze and serve!

CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; beat into creamed mixture until blended. , Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 325° for 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely. Garnish with confectioners' sugar, strawberries and whipped cream if desired.

CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C) grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar gradually and beat until fluffy.
• Add eggs two at a time, beating well with each addition. Add the flour all at once and mix in. Add vanilla.
• Pour into a 10 inch tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees F (160 degrees C) for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Check for doneness at 1 hour. A toothpick inserted into center of cake will come out clean.

CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• Beat butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat sugar into butter mixture until light and fluffy. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add the eggs two at a time, allowing each pair of eggs to blend into the butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in vanilla and almond extracts with the last eggs. Pour the flour and nutmeg into the bowl and beat until just incorporated. Pour the batter into the prepared tube pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 80 minutes. Check for doneness after 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

ALMOND CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Bring cream cheese to room temperature. (This will keep the batter from becoming lumpy.).
• Place all ingredients in large mixing bowl.
• Mix with electric mixer on low for one minute until all combined.
• Mix at medium for two minutes.
• Batter should look uniform and thick.
• Bake in a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan at 350°F for about 45 minutes or until cake springs back when touched.
• Serve alone or with berries and sweetened whipped cream.
• The cake is rich on its own.