Blue Ribbon Mile High Cream Cheese Pound Cake

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

unsalted butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil offers a dairy-free alternative

granulated sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Stevia is a low-calorie sweetener

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: coconut cream

💰Cheaper: half-and-half

Coconut cream is dairy-free and rich

Make a homemade pan release by mixing 1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1/2 cup lard, and 1/2 cup all-purpose flour until creamy.

Grease the 18-cup square tube cake pan with the homemade pan release.

Preheat the oven to 300°F (149°C).

Cream together 4 sticks of butter and 4 cups of sugar until light and fluffy.

Add 1/2 cup of flour to the butter and sugar mixture.

Mix in 16 ounces of cream cheese and 1 tablespoon of vanilla bean paste.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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