Here’s a detailed, bakery-style Strawberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake recipe—rich, moist, and dense with a creamy texture and sweet strawberry flavor.
🍓 Strawberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake
This cake combines the richness of butter + cream cheese with juicy strawberries for a soft, dense pound cake that stays moist for days.
🧾 Ingredients
Dry ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Wet ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 8 oz (225 g) cream cheese, softened
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Strawberry mixture
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups chopped Strawberry
- 1 tablespoon flour (to coat strawberries)
Optional glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
👩🍳 Instructions
1. Prepare the strawberries
- Wash and chop strawberries.
- Toss them lightly with 1 tablespoon flour (prevents sinking in batter).
2. Cream the base
- Beat butter + cream cheese together until smooth and fluffy (3–5 minutes).
- Gradually add sugar and continue beating until light and creamy.
3. Add eggs
- Add eggs one at a time.
- Mix well after each addition to keep the batter smooth.
4. Add flavor
- Mix in vanilla extract.
5. Add dry ingredients
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together.
- Slowly add to wet mixture.
- Mix until just combined (don’t overmix).
6. Fold strawberries
- Gently fold in the coated strawberries.
🍰 Baking
- Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C)
- Grease and flour a bundt or loaf pan
- Pour batter evenly into pan
- Bake for 70–90 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean
Let it cool in the pan for 15–20 minutes, then transfer to a rack.
🍓 Cream Cheese Glaze (Optional)
- Mix powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth
- Drizzle over cooled cake
💡 Tips for best results
- Use room-temperature butter and cream cheese for a smooth batter
- Don’t overmix after adding flour (keeps cake tender)
- Fresh strawberries work best, but frozen can be used (thawed and drained)
- Coat fruit lightly in flour to prevent sinking
🍰 Texture & Flavor
This cake is:
- Dense like traditional pound cake
- Rich and slightly tangy from cream cheese
- Sweet and fruity from strawberries
- Moist and buttery with a soft crumb
If you want, I can also give you:
- A healthier version (low sugar / low fat)
- A no-bake strawberry cream dessert alternative
- Or a step-by-step video-style guide