Description
This Cream Cheese Pound Cake recipe is moist, rich, and irresistibly buttery. A perfect dessert for any occasion, it combines cream cheese, butter, and vanilla into a velvety loaf with golden crust. Enjoy it plain, with fruit, or a drizzle of caramel. Great for baking enthusiasts searching for easy pound cake recipes, southern desserts, or classic bundt cakes.
Ingredients
1 cup butter
8 oz cream cheese
3 cups granulated sugar
3 cups all-purpose flour
6 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
1. Preheat your oven to 325°F and generously grease and flour a bundt or loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, beat the butter and cream cheese together until light and fluffy.
3. Gradually add the sugar and continue beating until well combined.
4. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
5. Stir in the vanilla extract.
6. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking powder.
7. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until just combined.
8. Pour batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top, and tap lightly to remove air bubbles.
9. Bake for 70 to 80 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
10. Let the cake cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Let ingredients come to room temperature before mixing for best texture.
Don’t overmix once flour is added to keep the cake tender.
Use full-fat brick cream cheese, not whipped or tub varieties.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 75 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 460
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 54g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 115mg