Best Strawberry Pound Cake With Cream Cheese (Homemade)
A strawberry cream cheese pound cake that is (IMHO) the best bundt cake I’ve made this year.
If you’re looking for some delicious recipes now that strawberry season is here, look no further.
This is a dense, moist pound cake with lots of fresh strawberries peeking out. We love our pound cake naked.
But not to worry, if you really want a strawberry glaze or topping, I’ve also included a link to my famous Strawberry Sauce.
Just in case you’re looking for a little extra somethin somethin .
So let’s get started!
So before we get into the ingredients, I wanted to take a moment to make sure you have all the baking equipment we’ll use.
Nothing fancy to be sure, but I know that it really bugs me when I start to make a recipe and I don’t have everything I need!
If you’re just starting out baking or even if you’ve been baking for years and need a refresh, be sure to check out my post about setting up your own baker’s pantry.
I talk about the basics – from ingredients to baking utensils, pans and nice to haves.
So for this recipe you will need a bundt pan. There are so many out there, I love the shapes and designs.
Bundt pans are great cake pans because they make cakes big enough to feed a crowd, and that makes this strawberry recipe perfect for potlucks and picnics.
Tips for making this delicious strawberry pound cake
Use fresh berries
Sprinkle a little flour on the berries so they won’t sink to the bottom of your cake
Let your cream cheese and butter soften
Use an electric mixer or stand mixer on low speed, scraping the sides of the bowl as you mix Let the cake cool completely before you invert it
Time Saver Tip:
Gather all of your ingredients, pans, mixer, measuring cups and spoon before you get started. Measure out the ingredients you will need, sift flour so that all you have to do is add them to your mixing bowl!
Ingredients You Will Need
Pound cakes are one of my favorite recipes to make. They typically include the basic baking ingredients that you would normally have on hand.
No need to go on a hunt to find something exotic!
- White Sugar – 3 cups
- All purpose flour – 3 cups
- Six eggs – room temperature
- 3/4 of a pound of butter (3 sticks)
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup sliced & quartered fresh strawberries
How to make the best strawberry pound cake recipe
In a large bowl cream sugar, butter on medium speed
Add room temperature eggs
This is your wet mixture.
In a medium bowl sift the flour .
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. The flour mixture will make the cake batter stiff to continue to mix on low speed until completely blended.
Fold in the sliced strawberries.
Pour into a greased and floured bundt pan
Place it into a cold oven
Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and a half to 1 hour & 45 minutes – baking times can vary.
When the cake is golden brown remove it carefully from the oven
You cake is done if a wooden pick comes out clean
Cool it on a wire rack. Only invert the cake on your favorite cake plate once it’s completely cool.
More strawberry recipes:
- Strawberry Shortcake
- Strawberry Pie
- Strawberry Donuts
- Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
- Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble
The Best Strawberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake
This is the best pound cake recipe and I know it will become your favorite too!
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Best Strawberry Pound Cake With Cream Cheese (Homemade)
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 3 cups white sugar
- Six eggs - room temperature
- 3/4 of a pound of butter - 3 sticks
- 8 oz. cream cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup sliced strawberries
Instructions
- In a large bowl cream sugar and butter on medium speed
- Mix in cream cheese
- Add room temperature eggs
- This is your wet mixture.
- In a medium bowl sift the flour .
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. The flour mixture will make the cake batter stiff so continue to mix on low speed until completely blended.
- Fold in the sliced strawberries.
- Pour into a greased and floured bundt pan
- Place it into a cold oven
- Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and a half to 1 hour & 45 minutes – baking times can vary.
- When the cake is golden brown remove it carefully from the oven
- You cake is done if a wooden pick comes out clean
- Cool it on a wire rack. Only invert the cake on your favorite cake plate once it’s completely cool.
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Judy Kahansky
Judy Kahansky is an experienced writer and baker, creating delicious desserts (including pie!) for over 40 years. She loves to take classic and vintage recipes and update them to fit the busy lives of her readers. When not baking, Judy and her husband Mark are passionate golfers, travelers and dog lovers, spending as much time as they can with their sweet pup Millie.
