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Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Cream Cheese Pound Cake is simple and lovely for any occasion with a tender, velvety crumb. This may be a simple cake but elegant and fabulous.
Course Baking, Bundt, Cake
Cuisine American
Keyword Bundt Cake, pound cake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cake flour spoon & leveled
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander optional
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 and 1/2 cups 3 sticks unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 8- ounce full-fat cream cheese softened to room temperature
  • 2 and 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup sour cream at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 6 large eggs at room temperature

Simple glaze

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cream or whole milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325°
  2. Generously grease a 10-12 cup Bundt pan with butter or nonstick spray.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine the cake flour, salt, ground coriander if using, and the baking powder, set aside.
  4. Using a stand mixer or handheld, beat the butter on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula.
  5. Add the cream cheese and beat on high speed until completely smooth and combined, about 2 minutes. You are trying to whip in air to help raise this cake.
  6. Add the sugar and beat on high speed until combined and the sugar crystals have begun to dissolve about 2 minutes.
  7. Then add the sour cream, vanilla, and almond extracts. Beat on high speed until combined and creamy. Scrape down the sides and the bottom of the bowl with a spatula to make sure it has all been incorporated.
  8. On medium-low speed, beat the eggs in 1 at a time, allowing each to fully incorporate before adding the next.
  9. Stop the mixer and add the cake flour, baking powder, and salt. Beat on medium speed until combined. Do not overmix.
  10. Using a spatula, give the batter a final turn to make sure there are no lumps at the bowl's bottom. The batter will be thick and very creamy.
  11. Spread the batter into the prepared Bundt pan, smoothing out the top and giving the pan a slight drop from a couple of inches to eliminate any large air pockets.
  12. Bake for 75-95 minutes. Or until the cake is golden brown, and a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. You want this cake to bake slowly.
  13. Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes then invert onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
  14. To Make the glaze.
  15. Combine the powdered sugar, cream or milk and the vanilla and drizzle over the cake.
  16. This pound cake stores well wrapped for a week or so.

Recipe Notes

This cake recipe bakes beautifully in 2 loaf pans: Pour the batter into two greased 9×5 inch loaf pans. Bake them at 325° for about 60 minutes.