Ka-POUND cake! Okay that was lame...

This one I got from Bakerella so I'll just copy the recipe and mention what I did differently. I've never done a pound cake before but this one was really easy and SO delicious (notice I say that a lot? Well I wouldn't post a recipe to an "okay" dessert.) I took her advice and added strawberries to it but mine didn't turn out near as pretty as hers. I think it's because I tried to mix the strawberries in AFTER I had poured the batter into the bread pans....oops. But either way no one cared once we cut it up and drenched the slices in cream cheese glaze. Also, the recipe for the glaze is meant to be for TWO loaves....however Brian didn't realize this and while he was nice enough to prepare the plates, he used the entire batch of glaze on one loaf. It was intense to say the least, but I can handle it, I was raised for this kind of eating. :) Once again this is courtesy of Bakerella.

Cream Cheese Pound Cake
3.5 cups all purpose flour, sifted
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup butter, room temperature
8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
3 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla
6 eggs, room temperature
1 cup milk, room temperature

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Sift flour and baking powder in a medium bowl and set aside.
Using a mixer, cream butter, cream cheesea nd sugar for about 6 minutes.
Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
Add vanilla and milk until combined.
Add flour mixture until completely combined.

Pour into two greased and floured 9 X 5 loaf pans.

Stir in 2-cups hulled and diced strawberries for each loaf if desired.

Bake for about 60 minutes or until done.

Update: Ummm… Forgot to mention… some of my strawberries sank to the bottom, You know I don't bake with fruit so much, but after reading up on it, I think this will help. Try lightly covering the fruit with flour. Let me know if it works for ya.

Cream Cheese Icing
4 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
2 Tbsp butter, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
3 Tbsp milk

Cream butter and cream cheese. Add sugar and milk until thoroughly combined.
Spread on top of cake.
Store in the refrigerator.