Yesterday was my sweet husband’s birthday and that man of mine dearly loves a pound cake, so I made a special one for him using my heart-shaped pan. You can order one for yourself by visiting this Williams-Sonoma Site.
RECIPE
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
3 cups sugar
3 sticks butter (softened – room temperature)
1 8-ounce block of cream cheese (softened – room temperature)
6 large eggs (room temperature)
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups White Lily all purpose flour (sifted)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1. Butter and flour the pan generously. [I used Butter Flavor Crisco, but Baker’s JOY spray is my go-to.]
2. Whip sugar, softened butter and cream cheese well.
[I LOVE THIS MIXER. It literally makes me so happy to use it. Baking becomes an EVENT, not a routine thing. And celebrating my wonderful husband’s birthday and love for pound cake is an event in itself! AND did I mention it was also Valentine’s Day while I was baking?]
3. Add eggs one at a time, mixing after each addition.
4. Add vanilla.
5. Lower mixer speed, and slowly add sifted flour and salt.
6. Pour batter into pan. (It is a thick batter, so it is more of a “spooning” into the pan.)
7. Place in a cold oven and set temperature to 300 degrees. Bake for 1 and 1/2 hours.
There was too much batter for this pan, so the cake began to rise over the top of the pan… WOW! It rose so high I literally sliced the top off before I turned the cake out of the pan! Gary loved eating that buttery crunchy top. 
8. Let cake cool about 10 minutes in pan and then gently turn onto a platter or cake plate.
Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband, Gary. I love him so much and I’m so thankful he loves my cooking and is enjoying his pound cake. These are the beautiful pink roses he gave me for Valentine’s Day. He had them waiting at the table when we went out to dinner.
I close with this beautiful picture of the clouds set in the shape of a heart framed by the valley and mountains. Enjoy your loved ones, make time to bake their favorites and celebrate love and family. Each day is a gift and treasure from the Good Lord.
Job 37:16 (NLT)
Do you understand how he moves the clouds
with wonderful perfection and skill?
Leah! I should have known you would have this recipe AND this wonderful pan! Thanks for the recommendation on the baking spray. The recipe called for the “cold oven” and so did several others I had checked on. But I will say I didn’t really trust that… Always love seeing YOUR NAME on this blog!
I have that same pan. I had the most trouble with some cakes sticking to it until I purchased the Williams Sonoma product Baklene ZT. What a miracle!! I love that baking spray. I don’t bake without it now.
I think the Cream Cheese pound cake is Greg’s favorite. I’ve never put it in a cold oven, though. I preheat to 325 and bake for 1 1/2 hours in a tube pan or regular bundt pan.
Have a great day, friend.