Carolyn's famous cream cheese pound cake
By gothmoth03
This is my Granny Carolyn's pound cake recipe, and one that was used frequently as long as I can remember. The cream cheese make it deliciously rich. My friends ask me to make this one often!
- Average
- 90 mins
- Average budget
Ingredients
- 3 cups sugar
- 3 cups flour
- 3 sticks of margarine, softened
- 6 eggs
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
Preparation
Step 1
Using a mixer, cream sugar and margarine till light and fluffy. Add cream cheese and mix well. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla extract.
Step 2
Slowly mix in flour one cup at a time and blend until smooth. Pour into a greased and floured bundt pan.
Step 3
Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 1 and a half hours. Cake is done when a toothpick or straw inserted in center comes out clean.
Variations of this cake:
add 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Using banana or lemon flavoring instead of vanilla. All are delicious!!