Strawberry Swirl Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Prep time : 25 minutes ... Total time : 2 hours - 35 minutes ... Makes 12 servings

1 -1/2 .................cups butter , softened

3 ........................cups sugar

1 ........................(8- ounce) package cream cheese , softened

6 ........................large eggs

3 ........................cups all-purpose flour

1 ........................teaspoon almond extract

2/3 .....................cup strawberry glaze

1 ........................(6-inch) wooden skewer

1) Preheat oven to 359*F . Beat butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy . Gradually add sugar , beating at medium speed until light and fluffy . Add cream cheese , beating until creamy . Add eggs , 1 at a time , beating just until blended after each addition .

2) Gradually add flour to butter mixture . Beat on low speed just until blended after each addition , stopping to scrape bowl as needed . Stir in almond extract . Pour 1/3 of batter into a greased and floured 10-inch (14-cup) tube pan (about 2-2/3 cups batter) . Dollop 8 rounded teaspoons strawberry glaze over batter and whirl with a wooden skewer . Tepest procedure once and top with remaining 1/3 if batter .

3) Bake at 350*F for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until along wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean . Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes ; remove from pan to wire rack , and cool completely (about 1 hour).

TIP : You can purchase strawberry glaze in the freezer aisle in the grocery store .

Heart Healthy and it's so good ... melts in your mouth ... that's what Dad says .