Cream Cheese Pound Cake

I promised you the incredible

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

from my Birthday Tablescape

baked in these fun cupcake pans.

This is so buttery and delicious that 

you can get away with little or no frosting.

I just piped some almond flavored frosting

around each tier to make them pretty.

Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe

3 C. cake flour

3 C. sugar

1 1/2 C. softened butter (no substitute)

8 oz. cream cheese (don't go low fat on this one)

6 large eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla

In a large mixer bowl cream the butter, cream 

cheese, sugar and vanilla until fluffy.  Add the

eggs two at a time, alternating with the flour

(1 C. at a time).  Mix well and scrape the

bowl down after each addition.

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.

Use the Pam with flour made for baking

and generously spray the pans.  

Let the pans sit for a minute to let the

bubbles settle down.  Spoon in the 

batter to about 3/4 full.  Bake at 325 for

about 20 minutes.  Check to see if they

are baked by using a toothpick inserted

in the center.  If it comes out clean they

are baked.  Let cool in pan for 10 minutes

then gently remove.

I had no problem with removing them.  I love

the baking spray with flour for these kinds of pans.

This recipe made 15 of these

tiered cake cupcakes.

You can also bake it in a bundt pan for 

about 40 minutes.  

Store in an airtight container if you aren't

going to use them that day.

This is how I presented them for the birthday

lunch with a little frosting and some raspberries

garnished with fresh flowers.

This is how hubby used up some of 

the extras, on a bed of whipped cream

with fresh strawberries and strawberry

sauce for a darling Strawberry Shortcake.

I received this recipe about 30

years ago from my parent's 

neighbor, Barb and have been

making it ever since.

I can just imagine these

darling cakes for a wedding

shower or little girl's parties

(that was how I first saw them,

my daughter in law had them for

one of my granddaughter's birthday

parties and each little girl got to

decorate her own - how fun!) or

a lot of other fun celebrations.

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