“If baking is any labor at all, it’s a labor of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation.
Regina Brett
Tried and true, family recipes are special! They bring back memories of time spent together. Whether it’s a major milestone or just to celebrate an every day kind of day, family recipes have a way of elevating the ordinary to the extraordinary! That said, sometimes they can be a little intimidating. You know what I mean, can you ever make something *just* like Grandma made it? Probably not, but I challenge you to try it anyway. You never know, it could turn out even better than Grandma’s. Even if it doesn’t, you’ll get an A for effort!
Have you ever thought of making an old family recipe? Well, this “Prize- Winning” Cream Cheese Pound Cake is a great place to start. After all, it is “Prize- Winning” and aren’t we like family?
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 300 degrees. Prepare a 10 inch bundt pan with shortening and flour. Allow your ingredients to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
Step 2: Beat butter and cream cheese together at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy, about 2 minutes.
Step 3: Gradually add in sugar 1 cup at a time, beating until light and fluffy.
Step 4: Add in eggs, one at a time, beating just until the yellow disappears.
Step 5: Combine sifted cake flour and salt in a separate bowl.
Step 6: Add the flour mixture to butter mixture 1 cup at a time. Mix at low speed just until blended.
Step 7: Add vanilla. Scrape down sides with a spatula and blend briefly on low speed.
Step 8: Spoon batter into prepared pan and bake at 300 degrees for about 1 hour and 8 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Watch carefully- I take mine out when the toothpick is mostly clean as the cake will continue to cook a little bit once out of the oven.
Step 9: Cool in pan on a wire rack for about 20-25 minutes.
Step 10: Remove from pan and enjoy your “Prize-Winning Pound Cake”!
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
- 3 sticks of butter
- 1- 8 ounce package of cream cheese
- 3 cups of sugar
- 6 eggs
- 1/8 teaspoon of salt
- 3 cups of cake flour, sifted
- 2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract
Directions:
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Prepare a 10 inch bundt pan with shortening and flour. Allow your ingredients to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
Beat butter and cream cheese together at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy, about 2 minutes. Gradually add in sugar 1 cup at a time, beating until light and fluffy. Add in eggs, one at a time, beating just until the yellow disappears.
Combine sifted cake flour and salt in a separate bowl. Add the flour mixture to butter mixture 1 cup at a time. Mix at low speed just until blended. Add vanilla. Scrape down sides with a spatula and blend briefly on low speed.
Spoon batter into prepared pan and bake at 300 degrees for about 1 hour and 8 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Watch carefully- I take mine out when the toothpick is mostly clean as the cake will continue to cook a little bit once out of the oven. Cool in pan on a wire rack for about 20-25 minutes. Remove from pan and enjoy your “Prize- Winning Pound Cake”!
With most family recipes, there is usually a sweet story or memory that makes it more than just ingredients on a piece of paper. For this one, I’ll take a minute and share it’s story. One day, I was feeling a little down and defeated. The hubby had recently lost his job. It was nearing my birthday and I didn’t feel much like celebrating. At the time our church held an annual picnic and there was to be a baking contest for the best pound cake. After much persuasion from certain family members, I decided to enter the contest. However, I had no recipe. My mother-in-law presented me with her mother’s cream cheese pound cake and a few helpful tips. The day of the picnic arrived and I didn’t hold my breath. I guess I wasn’t paying close attention because when they announced that I had won, I didn’t even hear my name! Finally realizing that I had won, I was presented with the most beautiful gift basket which felt like one of the best birthday presents I had ever received. Of course, I got some pretty serious bragging rights too! I hope you’ll enjoy making this recipe and creating fun memories with your loved ones!
Blessings ya’ll,
Alyson
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