Cream Cheese Almond Pound Cake Food

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 RECIPE

Steps:

• Lightly mist a 10-inch tube pan with vegetable oil spray then dust with flour.
• Shake out excess flour and set pan aside.
• Place cake mix, cream cheese, eggs, water, sugar, oil, vanilla and almond extract in large mixing bowl.
• Blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute.
• Stop the machine and scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
• Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping the sides down again if needed.
• The batter should look well blended.
• Pour batter into the prepared pan, smoothing it out with the rubber spatula.
• Place pan in the oven.
• Bake cake on center rack of preheated 350 degree oven until it is golden brown and springs back when lightly pressed with your finger, 35-40 minutes.
• Remove pan from oven and place it on a wire rack to cool for 20 minutes.
• Run a long, sharp knife around the edge of the cake, invert it onto a rack and then invert it onto a serving platter so that it is right side up.
• Slice the cake while it is still a little warm.
• Freeze this cake, wrapped in aluminum foil, for up to 6 months. Thaw cake overnight on the counter before serving.

CREAM-CHEESE POUND CAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With an electric mixer, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar; beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in vanilla. With mixer on low, add flour and salt in two additions, beating until just combined.
• Generously coat two 8 1/2-by-4 1/2- by-2 1/2-inch loaf pans (1 1/2 quarts each) with cooking spray; immediately pour in batter (pan will seem full). Tap pans on work surface to eliminate any large air bubbles.
• Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out almost clean, 60 to 75 minutes (if the tops begin to brown too quickly, tent with aluminum foil).
• Cool 10 minutes in the pan. Turn out the cakes; cool completely, with top sides up, on a wire rack.

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.

ALMOND CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Grease and flour 2 small or 1 large loaf pan. Measure self rising flour and almond flour, mix and set aside. Preheat oven to 325%
• 2. In a large mixing bowl using an electric hand mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese well, add both sugars, beat well until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each, scrape sides as needed.
• 3. Add the flour mixture and room temperature heavy whipping cream alternately, ending with flour. Scrape down sides as needed. Add vanilla extract and mix in well.
• 4. Pour into prepared pans, tap gently on counter top. I place my loaf pans onto a small baking pan then place into preheated oven.
• 5. Bake for approximately 50 minutes and check with a cake tester,tester should come out clean. I checked mine at 45 and them removed at 50 minutes.
• 6. Prepare the glaze just before done time by putting 1/2 stick butter, both 1/3 cups of sugars and 1 Tablespoon water over medium heat and bring to boil stirring constantly to melt sugar and butter until smooth. Remove from heat and add vanilla extract, stir well. Set aside.
• 7. Once cakes are removed from oven, gently poke small holes into cakes, gently spread approximately 3 Tablespoons of glaze over each loaf, let sit in pan about 15 minutes. Carefully remove from pans, place onto cake plate and add remaining glaze (reheat if needed)
• 8. Note: if you don't care for the grittiness of brown sugar glaze you can use just granulated sugar 2/3 cup to make a glaze.

ALMOND CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Place all ingredients in large mixing bowl. Mix with electric mixer on low for 1 minute, then mix at medium for 2 minutes.
• 2. Bake in a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• 3. Serve alone or with berries and whipped cream.

ALMOND CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and lightly flour a 10-inch fluted Bundt or tube pan; set aside. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325 F degrees.
• Beat butter and cream cheese using your stand mixer or hand mixer on medium speed to high speed, about 30 seconds or until softened.
• Gradually add sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time, beating on medium speed about 5 minutes or until very light and fluffy. Add almond extract.
• Add eggs, one at time, beating on low to medium speed for 1 minute after each additionand scraping bowl frequently.
• Gradually add flour mixture, beating on low speed just until combined. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
• Bake about 75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack for finve minutes then remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack ( about 2 hours). Top cake with glaze.

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).

CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• *note:Please do not be tempted to use low fat anything.
• The cake will fall and be very gummy.
• Cream butter and cream cheese for 5 minutes.
• Slowly add sugar and beat thoroughly.
• Add eggs one at a time beating well after each egg.
• Add flour and flavoring, Mix until well blended.
• Grease and lightly flour a 10" tube pan and pour batter into pan.
• Place cake in a cold oven.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hour at 285 degrees.
• No matter how tempted DO NOT OPEN THE OVEN DOOR WHILE BAKING!
• Cool for 20 minutes in pan after removing from oven.

ALMOND-CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F Spray fixed-bottom 9 1/2- or 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray. Line bottom with parchment paper; spray paper.
• Whisk flour, baking powder and salt in medium bowl. Beat butter and cream cheese in large bowl at medium speed until combined. Beat in sugar 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs in 3 parts, beating well after each addition. At low speed, beat in almond extract and vanilla until blended. Slowly beat in flour mixture just until incorporated. Spoon batter into pan; sprinkle with almonds, pressing gently into batter.
• Bake 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 20 minutes or until wooden skewer inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack 20 minutes. Run small knife around edges and tube; invert cake onto wire rack. Remove parchment paper; turn almond-side up. Cool completely. (Cake can be made 3 days ahead.) Store at room temperature.

CHERRY-ALMOND CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Add cherries and kirsch to a small bowl; let stand for 20 minutes.
• Position oven rack in the center of oven; preheat to 325°; grease the inside of a 10-inch Bundt pan; dust the pan with flour.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a bowl; whisk to blend and set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, using the paddle attachment, beat the butter and cream cheese on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute.
• Gradually add the sugar and beat on med-high speed until well blended and light, about 2 minutes.
• Add in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
• Beat in the vanilla and almond extract.
• Add the flour mixture at low speed, mixing just until blended.
• Add in cherries, along with any remaining liquid, and mix until blended.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan.
• Bake the cake for 55-65 minutes, until a pick comes out clean.
• Cool the cake in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Dust the cake lightly with powdered sugar right before serving.

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.

CRANBERRY ALMOND CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

Steps:

• Pour the spiced rum in a microwave-safe container and heat in the microwave for about 1 minute or until hot. You could also heat the alcohol on the stove. Place the dried cranberries into the rum and ensure they are all submerged. Set the mixture to the side for about 20 minutes to cool and to allow the dried fruit to absorb most of the rum. This will make for plump and moist cranberries.
• Preheat the oven to 325°F/160°C with the rack in the middle.
• Prepare the Bundt pan by using baking spray or grease the pan with butter or vegetable shortening and dust with a light layer of flour.
• Sift together the cake flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl. Whisk to evenly combine the ingredients and set off to the side.
• In the bowl of the stand mixer, use the paddle attachment to combine the cream cheese and butter on medium speed. Gradually pour the granulated sugar into the mixing bowl. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat for approximately 2 minutes or until the mixture is light and fluffy. This process is called creaming.
• Add the eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and then add the vanilla and almond extracts. Mix to combine.
• Add the flour mixture at low speed in 3 additions and mix just until incorporated.
• Fold in the cranberries and remaining liquid using the silicone spatula. Scoop the batter into the prepared Bundt pan.
• Bake the cake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Don't be tempted to increase the temperature to make the pound cake cook more quickly. Since this cake is dense, it needs to bake at a lower temperature for a longer time. If you increase the oven temperature, the outside will brown before the inside has completely cooked.
• Remove the cake from the oven and cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
• Invert the cake onto the wire rack, remove the cake pan, and allow to cool completely.
• Use a small sifter to dust the top of the cake with powdered sugar before serving.
• Store the pound cake at room temperature in a covered cake stand or wrapped in aluminum foil for up to 5 days.

ALMOND CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE, GANACHE AND FRESH STRAWBERRY FILLING, VANILLA BUTTERCREAM ICING AND PINK POURED FONDANT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Prepare two 16-inch cake pans by greasing them and lining the bottoms with parchment paper.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fixed with the paddle attachment, add the liquid shortening, inverted sugar and vanilla. Then add the cake flour, granulated sugar, milk powder, baking powder, sea salt and cream of tartar. Mix on speed 1 for 1 minute. Then add half of the egg whites and mix on speed 1 for 3 minutes.
• Add the remaining egg whites and mix on speed 1 for 1 minute. Then mix on speed 3 for 3 minutes. Stop the mixer, scrape the bowl, and add the whole eggs, water and almond extract. Mix on speed 1 for 1 minute. Then on speed 3 for 3 minutes. Lastly, mix on speed 1 for 10 minutes.
• Fill the cake pans two-thirds full and bake until golden and a tester such as a toothpick comes out clean, 35 to 45 minutes. Let the cakes cool completely.
• To assemble the cake: Torte the cooled cakes (level and split them horizontally into 2 layers each). Generously spread a layer of the Ganache on the first layer of cake, then a generous layer of Cream Cheese Filling. Layer some fresh strawberries on top of the Cream Cheese Filling. Repeat with the next 2 cake layers. Top with the last cake layer and ice the cake smooth with the Vanilla Buttercream Icing. Lastly, pour a thin layer of Pink Poured Fondant over the top of the cake, letting it drip down the sides.
• In a microwave-safe glass bowl, heat the chocolate in the microwave in 30-second intervals until melted, stirring between each intervals. Add the cream and mix with a spatula until smooth. Let cool.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the shortening and cream cheese until smooth. Then add the confectioners' sugar, sea salt, vanilla and butter emulsion. Mix it all on medium speed for 8 to 10 minutes.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the shortening until smooth. Then add the confectioners' sugar, sea salt, vanilla and butter emulsion.
• Mix it all on medium speed for 8 to 10 minutes.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the confectioners' sugar, then the water, corn syrup, almond extract, vanilla, liquid whitener and food coloring. Mix it all on medium speed until smooth, about 10 minutes. Yield: enough for one 16-inch layer cake.