If you like cheesecake and you like cake you will love this recipe. The added strawberry and cream make this pound cake just about melt in your mouth.
Cake:
1 cup unsalted butter
1 package of cream cheese 8 oz.
3 cups sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
6 large eggs
3 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Strawberry filling;
1/2 pound strawberry’s
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon corn starch
4 tablespoons sugar

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees and grease and flour 2- 8 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ loaf pans.
In a stand mixer add the butter and cream cheese at a medium speed bring it to a light and fluffy stage. In a separate bowl add the flour salt, baking powder and mix well, set aside. Add in the sugar and vanilla to the butter mixture and blend well. Then add in the eggs one at a time making sure to scrape down the sides from time to time. Now add the flour mixture a little at a time alternating with the heavy whipping cream until well blended.
Make the strawberry sauce by pulsing the strawberry’s in a food processor for about one minute. In a separate small bowl add the corn starch and water whisking well. Place the strawberry mixture in a small sauce pan with the sugar and bring to a low boil. Whisk in the corn starch mixture and allow to boil one to two minutes until thicken. Allow to cool.
Add one third of the batter into the prepared pans, then add on 1/2 of the strawberry mixture. Add in another third of the batter and a little more strawberry mixture then the rest of the batter topping it off with the remaining strawberry mixture. Bake for 60 minutes and allow to cool before removing from the pan.
Enjoy
Chef Brian Klauss
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