This cake, minus the swirl, was brought to work by a co-worker, (thank you Linda B) who is an excellent cook. It can be a diet buster, one bite and you are hooked. Also works great for wedding cakes if you use layer pans instead of a bundt or tube pan.
Provided by Barbara Eaton
Categories Cakes
Time 1h25m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Beat butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy.
- 2. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy.
- 3. Add cream cheese, beating until creamy
- 4. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition
- 5. Gradually add flour to butter mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition, stopping to scrape the bowel as needed.
- 6. Stir in almond and vanilla extracts.
- 7. Pour one-third of batter into a greased and floured 10-inch (14 cup) tube pan
- 8. IF USING GLAZE....Dollop 8 rounded (not full) teaspoons glaze ocer batter, and swirl with wooden skewer. Repeat procedure once, and top with remaining third of bater.
- 9. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a long wooden pick comes out clean.
- 10. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack, and cool completly (about 1 hour)
- 11. NOte: This was tested using Marzetti Glaze for Strawberries.
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