Scratch-Made Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups cake flour
• 6 eggs (room temperature)
• 3 cups sugar
• 3 sticks butter (room temperature)
• 8 ounces cream cheese (room temperature)
• Vanilla extract (to taste)
• Cake batter extract (to taste)

Room-temperature ingredients are essential. Soft butter and cream cheese cream smoothly with sugar, creating tiny air pockets that help the cake rise. Room-temperature eggs blend more evenly into the batter, preventing curdling and ensuring a uniform crumb.

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