(STRAWBERRY, MAYBE) SWIRL CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

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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

1 1/2 c butter, softened (3 sticks)
3 c sugar
8 oz cream cheese, softened
6 large eggs
3 c all purpose flour
1 tsp almond extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 c glaze (optional) (strawberry, apricot, peach or your favorite
1 6" wooden skewer (or ice pick with sharp narrow point)

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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