Cream Cheese Pound Cake – Spend With Pennies

A cream cheese pound cake is a dense yet moist cake with a great flavor that everyone loves.

Turn a handful of simple ingredients into a moist and flavorful dessert with this cream cheese pound cake recipe! 

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

This recipe makes a moist cake with a slightly dense texture and a golden-brown crust. It has a rich buttery vanilla taste and pairs well with fruit like fresh berries or almost any kind of dessert sauce (like strawberry or blueberry sauce).

• Pound cake has remained a popular dessert for good reason. It is so good! Pound cake is a sweet, dense, and flavorful cake.
• The addition of cream cheese will make this cake a little more moist than a classic pound cake.
• This cake is so simple and easy to make. Add a little sweet glaze and some fresh fruit for serving!

Ingredients for Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Dry Ingredients – The joy of a pound cake is the simplicity of its ingredients. Flour, cornstarch, and a little salt are all that are needed for dry ingredients.

Wet Ingredients – Pound cakes have quite a few eggs. In this recipe, the butter and cream cheese is beaten with sugar and eggs. A bit of vanilla extract adds flavor.

Cream Cheese – Be sure to soften the cream cheese. This will make it easier to cream with butter and sugar.

How to Make Cream Cheese Pound Cake

This cream cheese pound cake is sure to be a hit for dessert.

1. Beat butter/cream cheese: Beat cream cheese, butter, & sugar (as per the recipe below).
2. Add eggs: Beat in eggs one at a time.
3. Add dry ingredients: Mix the dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients in the mixer.
4. Bake: Pour the cake batter into a prepared bundt cake pan.

Tips for a Perfect Pound Cake

• Ensure ingredients are at room temperature.
• Beating the butter/sugar mixture for a longer time adds air into the mixture and helps with rise.
• Ensure you measure the flour by spooning the flour into the measuring cup (not scooping the flour).
• Do not overmix the cake once the flour is added, or the cake will be too dense.
• Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Storing Pound Cake

After it has cooled down, pound cake can be stored in an airtight container or tightly covered with plastic wrap. It should last on the counter for about 4 days.

Want to freeze leftovers for later? No problem! Simply wrap it in plastic wrap and then in aluminum foil, and place it in an airtight container. It will keep in the freezer for three months. Store the cake whole, or cut it into pieces, and wrap pieces individually. This makes it easier for snacking on!

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