Cream Cheese Pound Cake recipe
There’s something special about a pound cake that tastes both timeless and irresistible — and this Cream Cheese Pound Cake delivers in every bite.
Servings: 12 people
Calories: 643kcal
Ingredients
- For the cake:
- 3 c cake flour
- 3 c granulated sugar
- 8 ounces cream cheese - room temperature
- 1 ½ c salted butter (3 sticks) - room temperature
- 5 large eggs - room temperature
- 3 tbsps vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract (or your favorite extract)
- 1 teaspoon almond extract (or your favorite extract)
Instructions
- To make the cake:
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
- Using a hand or stand mixer, blend the butter and sugar together on low to medium speed for approximately five minutes or until light and fluffy.
- Add the vegetable oil and mix until combined.
- Then add the cream cheese and mix until combined.
- Next, add the almond and vanilla extract and mix.
- Add the eggs to the bowl one at a time, mixing until combined before adding the next egg.
- Mix in the flour 1 c at a time on low speed until combined.
- Using a spoon or spatula scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix ensuring that the batter is fully mixed together.
- Spray a 12-cup bundt pan with baking spray.
- Pour the batter into the pan and spread it evenly.
- Bake for about an hour and 15 minutes (or longer if needed).
- The cake is done once an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool for about 10 minutes before removing it from the pan.
- Allow the cake to continue to cool then serve and enjoy!
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Notes
⇢ Use room temperature ingredients – Butter, eggs, and cream cheese should be at room temp so they blend smoothly without clumping. Set them out ahead of time.
⇢ Measure carefully – Baking is precise. Always measure each ingredient before adding it to the batter.
⇢ Cream butter and sugar well – Blend for about 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
⇢ Add eggs one at a time – Mix only until combined before adding the next egg.
⇢ Don’t overmix – Once an ingredient is added, mix just until combined. Finish any streaks of flour by hand with a spoon.
⇢ Grease the bundt pan thoroughly – Use a baking spray with flour (like Baker’s Joy) or grease with oil and dust with flour for a clean release.
Nutrition
Calories: 643kcal | Carbohydrates: 117g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 20g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 393mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 52g | Vitamin A: 969IU | Calcium: 148mg | Iron: 0.4mg