Mile High Christmas Pound Cake
Rich, buttery, and full of holiday nostalgia, this Mile High Christmas Pound Cake mirrors the classic Little Debbie Christmas tree cakes to life in an indulgent, from-scratch pound cake.
Servings: 20 people
Ingredients
- Pound Cake Ingredients:
- 4 c All Purpose Flour
- 4 c Granulated Sugar
- 2 c Salted Butter - Room Temperature
- 1 ¼ c Heavy Whipping Cream - Room Temperature
- 4 oz. Cream Cheese - Room Temperature
- 10 Large Eggs - Room Temperature
- 2 teaspoon Vanilla Bean Paste
- 2 teaspoon Almond Extract
- ½ tablespoon Red Gel Food Coloring
- Glaze Ingredients:
- 2 ½ c Powdered Sugar
- ¼ c Salted Butter - Room Temperature
- ⅓ c Whole Milk Add more if needed
- ½ teaspoon Almond Extract
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- Red decorating icing
- Green Sprinkles
Instructions
- Pound Cake Instructions:
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees.
- Using a hand or stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy (approximately 5 minutes).
- Add the cream cheese and mix until combined.
- Add the vanilla and almond extracts to the batter.
- Then add the eggs to the bowl one at a time, mixing well after each addition before adding the next egg.
- Mix in the flour approximately one cup at a time, alternating with the heavy whipping cream, beginning and ending with the flour.
- Add in the food coloring while mixing.
- Spray a 18-cup bundt pan with baking spray. Pour the batter into your bundt pan and spread it evenly. Bake the pound cake for about an hour and 30 minutes. (Bake it longer if needed). The cake is done once a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
- Bonus step: Reserve batter to bake a cupcake to top the cake with if desired. Break up the cupcake into pieces to top the cake with.
- Once the cake is done, remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool for 10 minutes before removing it from the pan. Allow the pound cake to cool completely before glazing.
- Glaze Instructions:
- Add the powdered sugar, cream cheese, butter and vanilla and almond extracts to the mixing bowl. Slowly add in the milk until your desired consistency is reached. (You may use more or less of the amount the recipe calls for depending on personal preference.) Add the glaze over your cooled cake as desired.
- Decorate the cake with the red icing and sprinkles as desired.
- Serve and enjoy.