This velvety pound cake contains a whole pound (or more!) of cream cheese, butter, eggs, sugar, and flour. It has a velvety, tender texture with a deliciously rich flavor. We paired it with a soft, fudge-like caramel for a spectacular dessert.
2 cups (4 sticks) butter, room temp.
2 packages (16 oz) cream cheese, room temp.
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 cups sugar
10 large eggs, room temp.
4 ½ cups cake flour or White Lily All Purpose Flour
Preheat oven to 300°F. Prepare Old Country Kitchenware square tube pan by fitting a parchment paper square between the two pieces and brushing with pan coat or baking spray. Beat butter and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer until pale, light and fluffy. Add ½ cup flour, cream cheese, salt, and vanilla extract and beat until combined. Scrape the bottom and sides of the mixing bowl. With the mixer running at low speed, add 1 egg and beat for 30 seconds. Repeat with each egg, beating well after each addition. Add the rest of the flour in 2 additions, beating on low until it just disappears. Scrape the bottom and sides of the bowl and beat for another 15 seconds. Pour batter into prepared tube pan and gently shake to settle the batter. Place on middle rack of oven with a baking sheet on the rack below it to catch any drips. Bake 2 ½ hours or until a skewer inserted into the cake comes out clean. Let cool 15 minutes. To unmold, place over a metal can, like those containing beans or tomatoes, and push down to remove outer piece. When cool enough to handle, lift or turn cake out onto a wire rack and let cool completely.
Soft Caramel Glaze
1 can (14 oz) sweetened condensed milk
2 cups sugar
2 sticks (1 cup) butter
In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, stir together sweetened condensed milk, sugar, and butter. Keep cooking and scraping the bottom occasionally until mixture reaches 235° to 240°F. If you don’t have a candy thermometer, heat until bubbles begin to break on the surface then cook for 8 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool until thickened, then pour over cake.
