Cream Cheese Pound Cake

5 from 58 votes

Cream Cheese Pound Cake

My cream cheese pound cake has a golden crust on the outside and a tender crumb on the inside, making it one of the best pound cakes you've ever tasted.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1 15

Total Time1 30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 446kcal

Ingredients

12 oz unsalted butter room temperature (1 ½ cups = 3 sticks)
8 oz full fat cream cheese room temperature
2 ½ cups granulated sugar
⅓ cup sour cream room temperature
6 large eggs room temperature
3 cups cake flour spooned and leveled
¾ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
confectioner's sugar for garnish

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325° Fahrenheit.
Grease a bundt pan with butter (or nonstick spray). Set aside until needed.
Add the butter and cream cheese to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat for 2 minutes on high speed.
Add the granulated sugar to the mixture and beat at high speed for 5-7 minutes until very pale, yellow, and fluffy.
The long whipping time will add air to the creamed butter, helping with the structure of the cake.
Add the eggs, one at a time, combining well at medium speed after each addition and scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
Add the sour cream to the mixture, mixing to combine.
Turn the mixer down to its lowest speed, then add the flour, baking powder, and salt, mixing just enough to combine. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
Add the vanilla extract to the mixture and mix just enough to combine. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl.
Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan.
Place the cake pan on the center rack of the preheated oven and bake for 75 - 80 minutes or until a toothpick (or cake tester) inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
Invert the cream cheese pound cake on a serving plate and allow it to cool for an hour or until completely cooled.
When the cake is fully cooled, dust it with confectioners' sugar and serve with fresh berries.

Notes

Make sure to use room-temperature butter and cream cheese, it ensures enough air is incorporated during the creaming process.

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