{"id":3942,"date":"2025-05-01T17:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T17:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=3942"},"modified":"2025-05-01T17:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T17:52:07","slug":"italian-cream-cheese-pound-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/italian-cream-cheese-pound-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Cream Cheese Pound Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 \u00bd cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>3 cups granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>6 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>3 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon almond extract (optional but adds great flavor)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup sweetened shredded coconut<\/li>\n<li>1 cup chopped pecans (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Optional Glaze:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 cup powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>2\u20133 tablespoons milk<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instructions:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Preheat oven to 325\u00b0F (163\u00b0C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt or tube pan.<\/li>\n<li>Cream butter and cream cheese together in a large mixing bowl until smooth and fluffy (about 3\u20135 minutes).<\/li>\n<li>Gradually add sugar, beating well after each addition until light and fluffy.<\/li>\n<li>Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.<\/li>\n<li>In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.<\/li>\n<li>Gradually add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Mix until just combined.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in vanilla extract, almond extract, coconut, and pecans (if using).<\/li>\n<li>Pour batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 1 hour 20 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.<\/li>\n<li>Cool in the pan for 10\u201315 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Optional Glaze:<\/p>\n<p>Mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract in a small bowl. Drizzle over cooled cake.<\/p>\n<p>Let me know if you want a version without nuts or coconut, or if you\u2019d like a cream cheese frosting option instead of glaze!<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-3\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Ingredients: 1 \u00bd cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened 3 cups granulated&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3943,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Italian Cream Cheese Pound Cake - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"&nbsp; Ingredients: 1 \u00bd cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened 3 cups granulated sugar 6 large eggs 3 cups all-purpos"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3942"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3944,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3942\/revisions\/3944"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}