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Cream Cheese Pound Cake

CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

I got this recipe from Mae Snead and later found the same recipe from my Grandmothers first Cousin Quinnie Guarino. This has been my favorite Pound Cake every since. This cake forms a type of sugar crust on top and has the best rich flavor, extra moist if you don’t over cook. This recipe was such a popular recipe with the women that I worked with at Russell Corporation that I was often asked to make it for their special occasions.

3 sticks of butter – at room temperature

1 8oz package cream cheese – at room temperature

3 cups flour – preferably cake flour

3 cups sugar

6 eggs at room temperature

2 teaspoons vanilla

Cream butter and cream cheese together. Add sugar and beat well. Add eggs 2 at a time, beat well. Add vanilla. Add flour in small amounts until all has been incorporated into the batter. Pour batter into prepared bundt pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 20 min. Test center of cake for doneness. Let cool completely before cutting.

IDEAS: May sprinkle powdered sugar over top of cooled cake. I have served this plain, with hot fudge poured on top of the slice and it makes an amazing strawberry shortcake base.

Long time no see and a new Recipe!!

I can't believe how long it's been since I last posted. I think about posting everyday, but days go by and have I posted?????????? NO!! Ok, I've got to get into gear with this blog. Maybe if I say it enough I'll talk myself into posting more often.

I'd like to introduce to everyone the Cousins, as we call them. The Northern branch of the family and the North portion of the title of this blog. These are Mama's first cousins on her Mama's side. They promise lots of shared recipes so you will see stuff added from them hopefully very often. Here is a picture of the three together on the day that they met for the first time.  Mary is on the left, Mama in the middle and Nancy on the right. I will soon post the story of their meeting on our family blog so keep an eye out over there for more of the story.

 

Here is Mary's contribution for the blog today. This recipe sounds dreamy!!

German Chocolate Cheese Cake

Submitted by Mama’s 1^st Cousin Mary Johnson

Thank you Mary for sharing this wonderful sounding recipe with us!! YUM!!!!!

1 package German Chocolate Cake Mix

2 8 oz packages of softened cream cheese

1 ½ cups sugar

4 eggs, lightly beaten

Frosting:

1 cup sugar

1 cup evaporated milk       or     EVA-ported as I used to call it!!

½ cup butter, cubed

3 egg yolks , beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 ½ cups flaked coconut

1 cup chopped pecans

Prepare cake batter according to package directions; set aside. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs; beat on low speed until just combined.

Pour half of the cake batter into a greased 13x9x2” baking pan. Gently pour cream cheese mixture over batter. Gently spoon remaining batter over top of cheese mixture, spreading to the edge of the pan.

Bake at 325 degrees for 70 minutes or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour.

For Frosting;

Combine sugar, milk, butter and egg yolks in a saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and a thermometer reads 160 degrees. Remove from heat. Stir in vanilla; fold in coconut and pecans. Cool until frosting reaches spreading consistency. Frost cooled cake. Refrigerate.

Yields 16 servings.