Pound Cake that Fills the Senses and the Stomach

Walking into the aroma wall of a freshly baked pound cake has to be one of the greatest thrills of anyone coming home. Your nose just pulls you into the kitchen and you cannot help but have a smile as your mouth begins to water. Your hands begin to tingle as you anticipate a cold glass of milk and a warm piece of cake. Glazed, buttered, or just plain this cake has filled our home, holidays and stomachs with many great memories and we hope that it will help you to build some memories also. Enjoy!!

Credit for the recipe as we have in our family comes from a family friend named Frances. She was one of my mother's very best friends and a very nice lady to boot. Thank you, Frances for all the joy this recipe has given our family.

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Ingredients:

8 oz package of Cream Cheese (softened to room temperature)
3 sticks of oleo, margarine or preferably butter (softened to room temperature)
3 cups of sugar
Dash of salt
1 1/2 tsp of vanilla (I use a butter flavored vanilla it makes a real difference)
6 Large eggs (brought to room temperature)
3 cups of all purpose flour

DO NOT PREHEAT THE OVEN this recipe begins in a cold oven.

Cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar in a mixer until it is fluffy. This takes a few minutes and the longer you take in mixing the better the end product. You will know when the mixture is fluffy as it will take on the look of a very nice icing and and will look smooth. Add the salt and the vanilla at this point. Continue to mix well and add the eggs one at a time making sure that they are well incorporated before adding the next one. Add the flour one cup at a time slowly and mix well before adding the next cup. While the last cup of flour is mixing into the batter, grease a tube pan. Once the batter is fluffy pour or spoon into the tube pan and smooth out around the edges to make the finished product look better.

Place the tube pan onto a baking sheet and place in a cold oven. Turn the oven on and set the temperature to 300 degrees. Cook for 1 hour and 20 minutes before checking. Check it with a toothpick or wooden skewer. It is done when it comes out clean.

My oven and my location requires about 1 hour and 35 minutes for this cake to be done. But I check it at the specified time just in case. Please make adjustments to your area and your oven.