Recipe 4

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Recipe name and category: Cream Cheese Pound Cake with Lime Glaze

No. of servings: 20

Preparation time: 20 minutes prep, 1-1/2 hours bake

Recipe ingredients and directions:

3-1/4 cup flour

¼ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp salt

2-1/4 sticks unsalted butter

8 oz cream cheese

3-3/4 cups sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

3 tbs + ¼ cup fresh lime juice

2 tsp finely grated lime zest

6 eggs

Have all ingredients at room temperature.

Preheat oven to 325˚.

Grease and flour bundt cake pan.

Sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

Using an electric mixer with a flat beater, beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed until smooth and creamy (30-40 sec).

Add 3 cups sugar and beat until light and fluffy (about 5 min).

Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.

Beat in vanilla and 3 tbs lime juice.

Reduce speed to low. Fold in flour mixture in 3 additions.

Fold in lime zest.

Spoon batter into prepared pan. Make sides higher than center.

Bake about 1-1/2 hours-until golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool upright in pan 10 min.

In a small bowl whisk ¼ cup lime juice and ¾ cup sugar until blended.

Invert cake over a rack and set over a sheet of wax paper.

Generously brush cake with glaze.

Cook completely before serving.

Recipe source: Williams-Sonoma Recipes

Recipe anecdote: This pound cake is just like “Bábovka” which is a favorite Czech dessert. It’s very easy to make and to bring to pot lucks. The kids love it and adults are always asking for the recipe.