For this easy cream cheese pound cake recipe, you'll need: Definitely go with full-fat cream cheese for the best results.

BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla with mixer ... or until center is almost set. Loosen cake from rim of pan; cool before removing rim. Refrigerate 4 hours.

Back in 2021, the pandemic crisis led to a shortage of Philadelphia Cream Cheese, resulting in a missed opportunity to capitalize on the end-of-year holidays, where cheesecake sales typically soar.