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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 1 Minutes |
Ready In: 11 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This is my mother's recipe, it is remarkable in that it 'never' gets stale. It doesn't last long enough in our house but she states that it keeps for weeks. The 'secret' is the cream cheese in the recipe. This cake can be varied in numerous ways, from adding cherries to nuts to chocolate chips to coconut. Let your imagination be your guide!! Ingredients:
1 lb butter |
8 ounces cream cheese |
3 cups sugar |
6 eggs |
3 cups cake flour |
1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon lemon flavoring or 1 teaspoon coconut flavoring |
1 dash salt |
Directions:
1. Cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs two at a time with the flour, flavoring and salt. Mix well. If adding cherries, nuts, chips or coconut be sure to toss them with a tablespoonful of flour to keep them from sinking to the bottom of the cake while baking.
2. Bake in a pre-heated 250°F oven for 1 hour. Increase the temperature to 300°F and bake for an additional 45 minutes. Cool 20 minutes in the pan and then remove to finish cooling on a rack.
3. To serve you can either dust with powdered sugar or top with a glaze of your choice. We like a lemon glaze or a cream cheese based glaze on ours!
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