When I was a child my grandmother was a wonderful baker, she made us great cakes and cookies growing up and each year all of us were presented with a birthday cake that fit our personality perfectly.
One of my favorite childhood photos is from my 3rd birthday. On my knees, looking in amazement at my Choo-Choo train cake, each car lovingly decorated with vibrant colors as they stood ready to roll down the tracks.
Whenever we visited, my grandmother always had cakes or cookies for us to enjoy. One of her best was a Cream Cheese Pound Cake.
Box cakes are great and have taken much of the mystery out of baking, but to me there is nothing better than baking a cake from scratch, it gives me a tremendous sense of accomplishment.
Yesterday was my neighbor's birthday, my gift to her was my grandmother's cake, with my own twist of a vanilla glaze. Now this cake isn't for the faint of heart and if you are on a diet not something you could eat every day, but for special visits with family or a memorable birthday celebration there is nothing like it!
Cream Cheese Pound Cake with a Vanilla Glaze, Home Made Easy!
Ingredients:
2 1/2 sticks of butter
3 cups sugar
3 cups sifted cake flour (I use self-rising flour instead, because I am lazy and don't like to sift. You can't tell the difference.)
8oz. package of cream cheese
6 large eggs
dash of salt
1 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
In a large bowl cream butter, cream cheese and sugar together.
Add eggs, one at time, beating well after each.
Add vanilla and a dash of salt.
Add flour, mixing well and pour into a bundt pan.
Once you have filled the bundt pan, put it into a COLD oven. Bake at 325 for 1 hour, 25 minutes. The cake comes out a beautiful golden brown.
While the cake is cooling, I made a simple glaze for topping. Combine 1/4 cup of sugar, 1 egg, spoonful of butter and 1 teaspoon of vanilla. Whisk and put on the stove top stirring constantly until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is liquid. (DO NOT BOIL!)
After the glaze is complete drizzle it over the cake.
This cake has an amazing taste, it is a substantial dessert and great with berries, ice cream or by itself.
Childhood memories, celebrating a friend's birthday and a delicious cake made from scratch. Cream Cheese Pound Cake with a Vanilla Glaze is a wonderful Home Made Easy dessert!
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