Cream Cheese Pound Cake With Strawberries And Cream

Use my recipe for strawberry sauce (recipe #43690) with this recipe. You won't be disappointed. it's a winner! From southern living.

Sprinkle sliced strawberries with 2 tablespoons sugar.

Cover and chill until ready to serve.

Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.

Gradually add 2 1 / 2 cups sugar , beating well.

Add eggs , l at a time , beating until combined.

Stir in flour by hand just until moistened.

Stir in salt and vanilla.

Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.

Bake at 300 for 1 hour and 50 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes.

Remove from pan , and let cool completely on wire rack.

Cut into slices.

Beat whipping cream and 3 tablespoons sugar at high speed with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form.

Serve with cake.

Top with strawberry mixture , and drizzle with strawberry syrup.

Garnish , if desired.

High-powered stand mixers can over beat some pound cakes , giving them a tough texture.

fresh strawberries, sugar, butter, cream cheese, eggs, cake flour, salt, vanilla extract, whipping cream, strawberry syrup