- 🍓✨ Strawberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake ✨🍓
Soft, buttery, rich, and bursting with fresh strawberry flavor, this Strawberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake is the perfect dessert for any occasion! Made with creamy cream cheese and juicy strawberries, then finished with a sweet strawberry glaze, every bite is pure heaven. 🍰❤️
📝 Ingredients
🍰 For the Cake: • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 cup fresh strawberries, chopped
🍓 For the Glaze: • 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2–3 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped strawberries
👩🍳 Directions
1️⃣ Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C). Grease and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
2️⃣ Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth and fluffy. Add sugar and mix until light and creamy.
3️⃣ Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
4️⃣ In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
5️⃣ Gradually add dry ingredients to the butter mixture, alternating with milk. Stir in vanilla extract.
6️⃣ Gently fold in the chopped strawberries. (Tip: Toss strawberries lightly in flour before adding to prevent sinking.)
7️⃣ Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth the top.
8️⃣ Bake for 60–70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
9️⃣ Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
🍓 Make the Glaze: Whisk together powdered sugar, milk, vanilla extract, and chopped strawberries until smooth. Drizzle generously over the cooled cake.
💖 Moist, rich, buttery, and loaded with fresh strawberries — this cake is guaranteed to become a family favorite
