Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Name: Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 and 1/2 cups (3 sticks; 345g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature; 8 ounce (226g) block full-fat cream cheese, softened to room temperature; 2 and 1/2 cups (500g) granulated sugar; 1/3 cup (80g) sour cream, at room temperature; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; 6 large eggs, at room temperature; 3 cups (354g) cake flour (spoon & leveled); 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/8 teaspoon salt; optional for serving: homemade whipped cream & fresh berries

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:1h 20min

This recipe produces a perfect cream cheese pound cake. After persistent recipe testing with many failures, I found the best ratio of ingredients to produce a moist, dense, and flavorful pound cake. Using 9 simple ingredients, this cream cheese pound cake recipe will be your new favorite. To prevent a ruined cake, follow the baking time and temperature closely. Learn from my mistake!

Updated at: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:02:49 GMT