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Cream Cheese and Berry Cakes

Cindy Ensley
Updated Apr 2, 2013
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We combined a berry-studded pound cake with a cream cheese filling to create these mini loafs that are perfect for gifting.

Cream Cheese and Berry Cakes

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 9
  • Ingredients 15
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Ingredients

Pound Cake

  • 1 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 tablespoon Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup mixed berries, washed, dried

Cream Cheese Mixture

  • 6 oz cream cheese (from 8-oz package), softened
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour

Garnish

  • Powdered sugar
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 9-loaf-cup baking pan with cooking spray; sprinkle lightly with flour.
  • Step 
    2
    In medium bowl, sift together 1 cup flour, the salt and baking powder. Set aside.
  • Step 
    3
    In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until creamy. Add half of the 1 cup granulated sugar in 2 stages, beating on medium speed about 2 minutes after each addition until butter and sugar are pale and fluffy. Add 2 eggs and 1 egg yolk, one at a time, beating well and scraping side of bowl after each addition. Beat in vanilla just until combined. Using rubber spatula, fold flour mixture into butter mixture until combined.
  • Step 
    4
    In medium bowl, toss 1 tablespoon flour with berries. Fold flour-coated berries into batter. Let berries stand while making cream cheese mixture.
  • Step 
    5
    In clean large bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until smooth and creamy. Add 1/4 cup granulated sugar; beat until well combined. Beat in 1 egg, scraping side of bowl. Beat in 1 tablespoon flour.
  • Step 
    6
    Divide Pound Cake batter evenly among loaf cups. Divide Cream Cheese Mixture evenly over batter in cups. Using butter knife or off-set spatula, gently make a few strokes through batter for a subtle swirl; smooth tops.
  • Step 
    7
    Bake in center of oven 25 to 30 minutes or until cakes are golden brown around edges and toothpick inserted in center of cakes comes out clean. Cool cakes in pan on cooling rack 10 minutes. Turn cakes out of pan onto cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Cakes can be stored in airtight container in refrigerator for 3 to 4 days.

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