I made this with a few changes...I added tsp baking powder and 1/2 tsp baking soda- I believe every cake should have a little leavening. I also subsituted 1 tsp coconut extract for the almond. Having said that all other ingredients and measure were exactly the same as written and it made a WONDERFULLY TEXTURED cake with a good flavor. Not too sweet as some had stated. And for reviewers who said it was too heavy DUH it IS a Poundcake! You want light, go have some Angelfood cake. And for those people who complained about 'too much cream cheese flavor' I don't even begin to see where thats coming from, the flavor is great and DUH its a CREAMCHEESE poundcake. This is a delicious 'Nana' style poundcake. Nice and moist, you don't need to have milk or coffee, but they are nice acoutrement. This is what I make on Sunday to have for dessert after dinner and snack on through the week. Enjoy!