Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 6 large eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup strawberry glaze

Recipe

• 1 on medium speed, cream the butter and gradually add in the sugar; beat until fluffy.
• 2 add the cream cheese and mix well.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, and beat just until combined.
• 4 gradually add the flour and beat on low speed until combined.
• 5 scraped the bowl frequently.
• 6 add the extracts.
• 7 pour 1/3 of the batter in a greased tube pan.
• 8 spoon 8 rounded teaspoonfuls of glaze on the batter and swirl it around.
• 9 repeat with 1/3 batter and glaze.
• 10 add the remaining batter on top.
• 11 bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes or until the cake tests done.
• 12 cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes; remove from the pan and let the cake completely cool.