Description
This easy cream cheese pound cake recipe delivers a rich, buttery, and incredibly moist dessert with a melt-in-your-mouth texture. Made with just six simple ingredients, it’s perfect for any occasion and guaranteed to impress.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups butter (3 sticks)
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
- 3 cups white sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325°F (165°C).
- Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
- Gradually add the sugar and beat until fluffy.
- Add the eggs, two at a time, beating well with each addition.
- Mix in the flour all at once, followed by the vanilla extract for your cream cheese pound cake.
- Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes. Check for doneness at 1 hour by inserting a toothpick into the center; if it comes out clean, the cake is ready.
- Remove the cake from the oven and allow it to cool before serving this delicious cream cheese pound cake.
Notes
- Store the cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to four days for the best cream cheese pound cake.
- For longer storage, wrap the cake tightly and freeze it for up to four months.
- Dust with powdered sugar before serving for an extra touch of sweetness on your homemade cream cheese pound cake.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 448 kcal
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 653mg
- Fat: 34g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 52g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 11g
- Cholesterol: 78mg