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This rich, buttery and sweet Cream Cheese Pound Cake is everyone's favorite, as breakfast, afternoon tea or dessert any time of the day. This pound cake recipe is a keeper, bake it today!
Pound Cake With Cream Cheese
I love baking during springtime. There is just something about nice, breezy spring weather and having an afternoon tea party with my favorite cakes and desserts on the patio.
I decided to make cream cheese pound cake loaf from scratch. It was such a great idea, the pound cake turned out extremely delightful and perfect with a cup of coffee or tea.
How To Make Pound Cake
Traditionally, pound cake is made with one pound of butter, one pound of flour, one pound of sugar and one pound of eggs. The recipe evolves over time and many other ingredients are added in the classic pound cake recipe, so does the quantity of the main ingredients.
For this recipe, cream cheese is combined with the butter and creamed using an electric mixer or a stand mixer until smooth.
Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely. In fact, you want to bake these cakes one day before serving as the cakes taste so much better with amazing texture the next day.
To store the cake overnight, just wrap it up with plastic wraps and then a layer of aluminum foil to keep it moist. You can keep the cake at room temperature, all wrapped up for up to 3 days.
You can freeze these cakes in the freezer, for up to 3 months. Just warm up in a toaster oven or microwave before serving. Make sure you wrap the cakes with plastic wraps plus aluminum foil to ensure freshness.
This recipe is only 605 calories per serving.
What To Serve With Cream Cheese Pound Cake
For an afternoon tea party, I recommend the following recipes.
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Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 8 oz (230g) cream cheese, room temperature
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- nonstick cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C). Using an electric mixer, beat the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add the sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the vanilla. With the mixer on low, add the flour and salt in two additions, beating until just combined.
- Generously coat two 8½-by-4½-by-2½-inch (21 cm by 11 cm by 6 cm) loaf pans (1½ quarts each) with cooking spray. Immediately pour in the batter (the pans will seem full). Tap the pans on the work surface to eliminate any large air bubbles.
- "Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out almost clean, about 60 to 75 minutes. If the tops begin to brown too quickly, tent them with aluminum foil.
- Cool the cakes in the pan for 10 minutes. Turn them out and cool completely, with the tops facing up, on a wire rack.
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Is it possible to use this recipe for a marble cake ( by adding cocoa powder in the other half )?
Sure, you can.
This pound cake is delicious. I did lower the
sugar to 2 1/2 cups instead of three and I also cooked it at 325 degrees after reading the comments. Turned out perfect.
Awesome thanks for trying.
Can I use salted butter if that’s all I have?
Sure Pat! :)
I’ve made this recipe twice and love it. I use it for strawberry shortcake instead of store bought and it works perfectllyband tastes so much better!
Awesome Elaine, please try more recipes on my site!
How much ingredients do I need if I only want to bake 1 pan.
Thank you!
Just cut the ingredients into halves.
Very Very good!
Sandra, thanks for trying this cream cheese pound cake recipe. Please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
I just made more, my mom loves it
and so does my husband, I’m lucky if I get any
That’s awesome!
#Awesome Cream Cheese Pound Cake…TQ for the recipe. Easy to do, but taste really great.
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Very tasty cake but the recipe makes a huge amount of batter. I wasn’t thinking and overfilled my bunting pan (using all the batter) and it exploded in the oven. Just watch for that if not making two separate rectangular cakes.
Hi Allie, thanks for your feedback.
Has anyone tried adding lemon zest and lemon juice to the batter?
You an add a little bit lemon juice and lemon zest, I think it’s fine.
My dad has tried a similar recipe every year for the holidays. For some reason it hardens in the center and does not come out fluffy any ideas on why this may be?
Hi Cammy, I don’t know why, it shouldn’t hardens in the center.
I like this recipe because it’s moist and flavourful. I plan to bake a three layered 10” cake, can you tell me how much batter to use? Thanks, Rose
Hi Rose I am not sure since I have never tried it myself. Sorry.
How much sugar can I reduce and not impact the texture of the cake?
Hi Suzy, I am not sure since I didn’t try the recipe with reduced sugar. You can reduce by 1/4 cup I am sure.
No need for baking powder?
No baking powder, just follow the instructions.
Can this cake be baked in a Bundt cake pan and if so what size ?
Yes I think bundt cake pan is fine. Maybe a small pan.
How can cake rise no baking per or baking soda
Hi Lou, this recipe is from Everyday Food by Martha Stewart. It works, just like the pictures.