GOAT CHEESE POUND CAKE

GOAT CHEESE POUND CAKE

½ pound soft goat cheese, at room temperature 
3 sticks butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
Pinch salt
1 ½ teaspoons grated fresh lemon zest
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
6 eggs, at room temperature
3 cups all-purpose flour

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Generously butter a 10-inch tube pan and dust with flour.
Put the goat cheese and the butter in a large bowl and cream with a mixer on high speed. Add the sugar, salt, lemon zest and the vanilla. Beat again until it is very light. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue beating until the mixture is light and fluffy. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour. Beat just until all is incorporated.

Spoon the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a pick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1½ hours. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes, then invert the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.