Say Cheese

My fellow blogger, Ira from Cooking Tackle is a great food photographer, she knows how to make your jaw drop with her beautiful pictures, She posted this recipe about month ago and since than I can't stop thinking to make my own. A very easy loaf recipe, a perfect cake for a rainy afternoon

Butter Cream Cheese
Source : Ira Rodrigues - http://beelittlefood.blogspot.com/

Yields one 9×5 x 3-inch loaf

Ingredients A:
250 gr unsalted butter
220 gr granulated sugar
150 gr cream cheese

Ingredients B:
4 large eggs

Ingredients C:
80 gr sharp Cheddar cheese, grated, set aside 1/4 cup to sprinkle on top

Ingredients D:
50 gr whole milk

Ingredients E:
220 gr all-purpose flour
50 gr cornstarch
1 teaspoon baking powder


Cream (A) until light and fluffy. Add (B) and cream until light and smooth.

Add (C) and mix until well combined.

Sieve (E) ingredients together. Add part of (D) and then part of sieved (E) ingredients alternately while stirring in between each addition. Mix until well incorporated.

Pour it onto greased and lined loaf tin. Sprinkle some grated sharp Cheddar cheese that was put aside on top. Bake at 180 degree C for 50 minutes or until done. Do a skewer test, the skewer should come out clean from the middle of the loaf. Cool in rack for 10 minutes. Release from the pan and let cool in rack.