Amanda's Cheese Pound Cake

"My daughter Amanda found this recipe in a old church cookbook, that I have had for years. Its the kind of cake that you want to stick your face in the pan and never come up for air."
 
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Ready In:
1hr 45mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 300°F.
  • Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar together.
  • Add eggs one at a time.
  • Add vanilla and then flour slowly.
  • Pour into a bundt pan or Tube pan.
  • Bake for 1 1/2 hours.
  • IMPORTANT: Do not try and rush by cooking faster in a hotter oven.

Questions & Replies

  1. can I make this pound cake gluten free by substituting the flour with almond flour?
     
  2. Do you have to use a Bundt or tube pan? I don’t have one.
     
  3. There's no baking powder...just the eggs for leavening?
     
  4. Can I use about 4 oz of Crisco subbing for some of the butter
     
  5. Can I mix Splenda with the sugar
     
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Reviews

  1. I was looking for an easy pound cake recipe after finding a more labor/ingredient intensive recipe in "The Joy of Cooking". After reading the reviews, I had to try it! I halved the ingredients simply b/c I only have one loaf pan. It turned out PERFECTLY! This is an incredible poundcake recipe. The texture is perfect - dense, but not heavy. Almost velvety. Some reviewers found it too sweet, but I didn't think that it was too sweet at all. I actually doubled up on the vanilla, but I may try lemon next time instead, just as a variation. I didn't time it, but I would say cooking time is definitely between 1.5-2 hours. Make sure to butter and flour the pan, and when it's finished, allow it to cool for 5-10 minutes in the pan, or until it pulls away from the sides. Then the cake will fall right out of the pan without sticking. I will probably use this recipe for the rest of my life - so easy and sooooooooo good. Thanks, Jeff!
     
  2. Yum!!!!! This pound cake was so easy and moist. I love it! My husband told me that his grandmother (who is the worlds best baker) would be proud. The only thing I did differently was add 1/2 tsp. extra vanilla and stir the flour in by hand as to not add too much air. I think it makes a big difference when making pound cake. Make this...you won't be disappoited! :)
     
  3. This was delicious!! Taking the advice of a couple other reviewers, I used Crisco and flour and heavily coated my pan. I also left it to cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, and probably could have left it another five or so. I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out perfect! I would like to suggest that those that had issues used too much flour. You must fluff the flour and then lightly spoon it into your measuring cup and lightly level off. If you use the dipping method, you will end up with too much flour. Also, in my experience, you cannot over beat the fats. If your butter starts to separate, throw it out and start all over. Pound cakes are tricky and I think these are the two main causes of failure. This is extremely high fat. If you worry about fat calories and grams, this would not be the recipe for you! Please do not try to make it healthy. Jeff, thank you for the recipe!
     
  4. Absolutely amazing cake! I made a half batch and baked it in a loaf pan. At the 60 min mark, I tented a piece of foil over the pan to prevent the crust from browning too much. Also added a pinch of salt and used the full tsp of vanilla for the half batch. I let the butter, cream cheese and eggs come to room temperature completely before starting. I froze most of the cake in slices, will update this review when I thaw it. Thanks, Jeff and Amanda!
     
  5. WOW .......absolutely deliscious. I wish I could give the cake more stars. This is definetly my all time favorite pound cake recipe. I have looked for years for that "special" pound cake recipe and have FINIALLY found it. I didn't change a thing and was a bit cautious about making the cake without any leveling ingred. but in the end, the cake turned out so beautiful and actually had risen above { not over; thankfully } the pan itself. The only thing I might do different next time would be to add a pinch of salt or maybe even use 1 stick of salted butter {my preference}. Other than that I wouldn't or couldn't change a thing to make the cake any more tasteful. I served the cake with fresh picked Blackberries, Creme'Anglaise and Whipped Creme.....absolutely DIVINE.<br/>Thanks so much for posting. Saderbee
     
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Tweaks

  1. Wonderful recipe!!! Mine had to bake an additional 10 minutes using a tube pan. I also thickened some blueberries and spooned some over each thin slice before serving. The richness of this pound cake, along with the slight tartness of the blueberries made for a fantastic dessert. This recipe is so easy, delicious (be sure not to substitute margarine for the butter - it won't taste as good) and the base for any fruit or a stand alone with just a dusting of powdered sugar. Thanks for sharing.
     
  2. Baked in a 9 inch springform tin
     
  3. Easy, moist and good flavor. I did make some changes, 2 cups of sugar instead of 3, 2 sticks of butter instead of 3, added spinach puree (I can hear the yikes already!) and used white whole wheat flour. My 10 year old eats this for breakfast so I need to make a healthy version. Thank you for a great recipe!
     

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