Lemon Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract
• 3 eggs
• 3 (9 ounce) packages single-layer yellow cake mix
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons apricot jam
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease and flour 10" tube pan or bundt pan.
• 3 combine cream cheese, butter, and lemon extract in large mixer bowl. beat 2 minutes at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. add cake mixes, flour, baking powder and water; mix just until blended.
• 5 turn out into prepared pan.
• 6 bake for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• 7 cool completely in pan on wire rack before removing from pan.
• 8 combine glaze ingredients and whisk until slightly thickened. drizzle over cake.