Cream cheese pound cake

 

Ingredients

1 1/2 c butter, softened

1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened

3 c sugar

6 large eggs

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

3 c all purpose flour

1/8 tsp salt

Directions

1. Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until creamy

2. . Gradually add sugar, beating 5 to 7 minutes

3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.

4. Add vanilla mixing well

5. Combine flour and salt, gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended after each addition.

6. Pour batter into a cake pan but use cake Release first.

Making cake Release  https://recipemamalinda.blogspot.com/2021/02/cake-release.html?m=1

10-inch tube pan. Fill a 2-cup, ovenproof measuring cup with water; place in oven with tube pan. Fill a 2-cup, ovenproof measuring cup with water; place in oven with tube pan. This will help keep the cake moist.

7. Bake at 300°F for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.

8. Glaze- 1 cup powdered sugar 1/2 tsp

1 tbs of lemon extract- if you want the lemon glaze. 2 drops of yellow food coloring.

vanilla 1 TBS milk, to consistency Mix together till desired consistency is reached, but should be thin. Add more milk one teaspoon at a time to get the thinness you want. You can use a food coloring to change the color of your icing.

Drizzle over cooled cake