🍰 Velvety Cream Cheese Pound Cake (Homemade Classic)
🧁 Introduction
If you love simple, rich, and comforting desserts (just like your favorite Death by Chocolate Dump Cake 😉), this cream cheese pound cake is a must-bake. It’s buttery, dense yet soft, and has that irresistible velvety texture that melts in your mouth. Perfect with tea, coffee, or even as a base for fruits and sauces, this cake brings that true homemade warmth to your kitchen.
🛒 Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 1 ½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 8 oz (225g) cream cheese, softened
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp salt
Optional Add-ins:
- 1 tsp lemon zest 🍋
- ½ tsp almond extract
- Powdered sugar (for dusting)
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat Oven
Set oven to 160°C (325°F). Grease and flour a bundt or loaf pan. - Cream Butter & Cream Cheese
Beat butter and cream cheese together until smooth, fluffy, and pale. - Add Sugar
Gradually add sugar and beat until light and airy (about 5 minutes). - Add Eggs
Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. - Flavor It
Stir in vanilla extract (and almond or lemon zest if using). - Dry Ingredients
Slowly add flour and salt. Mix just until combined—don’t overmix. - Bake
Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.
Bake for 70–90 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. - Cool
Let cake cool in pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
🔥 Methods & Baking Tips
- Room Temperature Ingredients → ensures smooth batter
- Low & Slow Baking → gives that perfect dense texture
- Don’t Overmix → keeps the cake tender
- Test Doneness → insert toothpick in center
📜 History of Pound Cake
The classic pound cake dates back to 18th-century Europe, traditionally made with a pound each of butter, sugar, eggs, and flour. Over time, recipes evolved—adding ingredients like cream cheese to create a softer, richer crumb while keeping that iconic dense structure.
🧬 Formation & Texture
This cake forms its signature texture through:
- Creaming butter + sugar → traps air
- Eggs → provide structure
- Cream cheese → adds moisture & richness
- Slow baking → ensures even cooking without drying
Result: a tight, velvety crumb with a golden crust ✨
❤️ Why People Love This Cake
- Rich but not overly sweet
- Simple pantry ingredients
- Perfect for any occasion
- Tastes even better the next day
- Pairs beautifully with fruit, sauces, or tea
🍓 Serving Ideas (For Cake Lovers 😍)
- With fresh strawberries & cream
- Drizzled with chocolate or caramel sauce
- Lightly toasted with butter
- Served with coffee ☕ or mint tea
🏁 Conclusion
This velvety cream cheese pound cake is the definition of homemade comfort—simple, reliable, and absolutely delicious. Whether you’re baking for family, guests, or just yourself, it’s one of those recipes you’ll come back to again and again (just like your weekly baking favorites 😉).
If you want, I can turn this into a chocolate version or even a marble pound cake next!