Description
Rich and velvety Paula Deen cream cheese pound cake delivers Southern comfort in each slice. Creamy texture and buttery notes create a memorable dessert perfect for any gathering you’ll savor to the last crumb.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (3 sticks) butter, at room temperature
- 8 oz cream cheese (light or regular)
- 3 cups granulated white sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups cake flour (sifted 2 times after measuring)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp almond extract
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Preparation: Calibrate oven to 325°F and meticulously prepare a bundt pan with butter and flour, ensuring comprehensive coverage to prevent adhesion.
- Creaming Base: Employ an electric mixer to amalgamate butter and cream cheese, generating a velvety, homogeneous blend with a silky, consistent texture.
- Sugar Integration: Gradually introduce granulated sugar, whipping the mixture for approximately 6 minutes until achieving a luminous, voluminous consistency with a pale, aerated appearance.
- Egg Incorporation: Gently fold eggs into the mixture one at a time, ensuring thorough integration and maintaining the batter’s structural integrity.
- Flour and Flavor Enhancement: Delicately sift cake flour into the wet ingredients, then harmoniously blend salt, pure vanilla extract, and almond extract to elevate the flavor profile.
- Baking Process: Carefully pour batter into the prepared bundt pan, gently tapping to dispel potential air bubbles, then position in the preheated oven for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
- Doneness and Cooling: Verify cake’s readiness by inserting a toothpick into the center; once baked, allow the cake to rest in the pan for 15 minutes before inverting onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Master Ingredient Temperature: Ensure butter, cream cheese, and eggs are at room temperature for seamless blending and optimal cake texture.
- Mixing Mastery: Whip butter and cream cheese for precisely 6 minutes to create a light, voluminous base that guarantees a tender crumb.
- Egg Integration Technique: Add eggs one at a time, fully incorporating each before the next to maintain batter stability and prevent curdling.
- Gentle Flour Folding: Sift cake flour and fold delicately to avoid overmixing, which protects the cake’s signature delicate, soft consistency.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 490
- Sugar: 50 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 30 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 56 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg