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Vanilla pound cake

12
Points®
Total Time
1 hr 15 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
1 hr 5 min
Serves
12
Difficulty
Easy
Three words: moist, sweet, delicious. This classic vanilla pound cake is a terrific go-to dessert for any occasion. It's chockfull of flavor thanks to using both vanilla and almond extracts, as well as low-fat cream cheese for a silky smooth batter. It's also very easy to make, and there's no fancy equipment required. Most of the prep time is hands-off, as it takes about an hour to bake in the oven. If you're feeling fancy, you should serve the cake with some fresh berries alongside for an even prettier presentation and an added dose of sweetness and color. You'll never buy pound cake at the store again after mastering this recipe.

Ingredients

Cooking spray

1 spray(s)

Egg

2 large egg(s)

Egg whites

3 large

Vanilla extract

2½ tsp

Almond extract

1 tsp

Low fat cream cheese

8 oz

Unsalted butter

3½ Tbsp

Sugar

1⅓ cup(s)

Baking powder

¾ tsp

Table salt

¼ tsp

All-purpose flour

1¾ cup(s)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a 9-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, egg whites, vanilla extract and almond extract; set aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat together cream cheese and butter until blended. Beat in sugar, baking powder and salt until blended. Beat in flour and egg mixture, little by little, beginning and ending with flour.
  4. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, about 55 to 65 minutes.
  5. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack. Cut into 12 slices and serve. Yields 1 slice per serving.

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