Aunt Paulas Cream Cheese Pound Cake Food

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.

PHILADELPHIA CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Note: 3 sticks of butter equal 3/4 lb.
• All ingredients (including eggs and cream cheese) must be at room temperature.
• Cream butter well, add cream cheese.
• Mix thoroughly.
• Gradually add sugar.
• Add eggs, one at a time.
• Add flour gradually, then add vanilla flavor.
• Place cake in tube pan in COLD oven.
• Bake at 325 degrees F (163 degrees C) for 1 1/2 hours (gas oven 1 hour)[from the time you turn on the oven].
• Note: The longer the cream cheese, butter, and eggs sit at room temperature, the better the cake (ingredients can be left out over night).

CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Beat butter and cream cheese for about two minutes.
• Gradually add sugar beating another five minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time.
• Beat just until yellow disappears.
• Add vanilla.
• Gradually add flour, mixing on LOW speed until blended.
• Grease and flour a 10" tube pan.
• Bake at 325F for 90 minutes or until center comes out clean.
• Let cool 10 minutes and then turn from pan.

ALMOND SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
• Butter and flour a tube pan and set aside.
• In the bowl of a mixer, cream butter and sugar together and then add sour cream.
• Sift flour and baking soda together. Add to creamed mixture, alternately with eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition.
• Add extracts and stir to combine.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
• Cool cake in pan for about 10 minutes and then unmold and cool completely on a wire rack.
• Almond Buttercream Frosting: With an electric mixer, cream butter in a large mixing bowl. Slowly beat in the sugar until smooth and creamy and sweetened to your liking (about 2 minutes). Add almond extract and stir to blend.
• Frost cake when fully cooled. If you are not using the frosting immediately, store it, covered, in the refrigerator and then bring it to room temperature just prior to using. Yield: 3 cups.