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Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe

Best Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe: Learn How to Make Pound Cake light and fluffy. Our Easy Pound Cake requires only 8 ingredients (mostly pantry staples) + is great with toppings!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 16
Calories: 4445 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened (3 sticks)
  • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 3 cups granulated sugar, divided
  • 6 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour (stir in bag, spoon in cup, level)

Instructions

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  1. Set out the butter, eggs, and cream cheese to come to room temperature. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Move one oven rack to the center of the oven and remove any racks above it.
  2. Pull out a standard 12-cup capacity bundt pan. Grease the bundt pan with extra butter or shortening, then scoop 1/4 cup sugar into the pan and shake it around until the fat is well coated in sugar. Dump out any excess sugar. Set aside.
  3. Place the softened butter and cream cheese in the bowl on an electric. Beat on high until the mixture is totally smooth. Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula, then add the remaining 2 3/4 cups sugar. Beat on high again for 3-5 minutes to cream the ingredients until very light and fluffy. Scrape the bowl again.
  4. Turn the mixer on low and beat in the eggs, vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt. Then slowly add the flour a little at a time, until fully combined. Once the batter is smooth, turn off the mixer, as to not overmix the batter.
  5. Scoop the batter into the prepared pan. Bake on the center rack for 80-90 minutes. After 80 minutes, test the cake by inserting a toothpick deep into the center of the cake. If it comes out clean, take the pound cake out of the oven.
  6. Let the cream cheese pound cake rest in the pan for 15 minutes. Then carefully flip the cake onto a platter or baking rack.

Notes

  • If your pound cake is very puffy or uneven on the top, you can cut and level the cake before flipping it out of the pan. This will make it rest evenly on a cake stand.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1slice Calories 444.5kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 56.92g (19%) Protein 6.39g (13%) Fat 21.68g (33%) Saturated Fat 12.92g (65%) Cholesterol 132.51mg (44%) Sodium 245.64mg (10%) Potassium 119.79mg (3%) Fiber 0.63g (3%) Sugar 38.51g (77%) Vitamin A 724.88IU (14%) Calcium 52.34mg (5%) Iron 1.52mg (8%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 16Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 4445

% Daily Value*

Serving 1slice
Calories 444.5kcal 22%
Carbohydrates 56.92g 19%
Protein 6.39g 13%
Fat 21.68g 33%
Saturated Fat 12.92g 65%
Cholesterol 132.51mg 44%
Sodium 245.64mg 10%
Potassium 119.79mg 3%
Fiber 0.63g 3%
Sugar 38.51g 77%
Vitamin A 724.88IU 14%
Calcium 52.34mg 5%
Iron 1.52mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.