The Cake Slice : Cold Oven Cream Cheese Pound Cake

This month's recipe for The Cake Slice , we are still baking from Cake Keeper, is a wonderful cake made with cream cheese and cooked starting from a cold oven.

I made half a recipe and our cake wasn't small.

We really loved this cake and I strongly suggest you try it !

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Cold Oven Cream Cheese Pound Cake

(Recipe from Cake Keeper Cakes by Lauren Chattman)

Ingredients

360g cake flour

1½ tsp baking powder

200g unsalted butter, softened

230g cream cheese, softened

500g caster sugar

6 eggs

1 tbsp vanilla extract

1½ tbsp grated fresh ginger

1 tbsp grated lemon zest

Method

Adjust the oven rack to the lower – middle position. Grease a large 10-12inch Bundt pan and dust with flour.
Combine the flour and baking powder in a medium mixing bowl.

Combine the butter, cream cheese and sugar in a large mixing bowl and cream with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl when necessary.

With the mixer on medium speed, add the eggs, one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl after each
addition. Beat in the vanilla, ginger and lemon zest.

Turn the mixer to low speed and add the flour mixture, a few spoonfuls at a time, scraping down the bowl after each addition. Then mix of 30 seconds on medium speed.

Spread the batter into the Bundt tin and place the cake in a cold oven. Turn the oven to 160C and bake, without opening the oven door, until the cake is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 65 to 80 minutes.

Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes, then invert it onto a cooling rack. Cool completely before slicing and serving.

Store uneaten cake in a cake keeper or wrap in plastic and store at room temperature for up to 3 days.