Description
Indulge in the lusciousness of The Best Strawberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake you’ll ever make. This moist and flavorful pound cake is infused with fresh strawberries and a creamy cream cheese swirl, topped with a sweet strawberry glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
Fresh Strawberry Jam:
- 2 cups fresh strawberries
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Pound Cake:
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 ¾ cup sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp almond extract (optional)
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
Strawberry Cream Cheese Glaze:
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp milk
- 1 tsp strawberry extract
Instructions
- Fresh Strawberry Jam: Cook chopped strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a pan over medium heat for 5 minutes until thick. Let it cool.
- Pound Cake: Beat softened butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Gradually add sugar. Mix in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla (and almond extract, if using). Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt gently until just combined. Avoid overmixing.
- Strawberry Cream Cheese Glaze: Beat cream cheese until smooth. Mix in powdered sugar and milk until drippy. Add strawberry extract or a bit of jam for flavor and color.
- Assembly: Combine 2 cups of batter with cooled strawberry jam. For pink color, add 1–2 drops red food coloring (optional). In a greased loaf pan, layer plain and pink batter. Swirl with a knife. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 45–50 minutes. Cool before glazing. Once the cake is cool, drizzle glaze using a spoon, fork, or piping bag.
Notes
- For a stronger strawberry flavor, add more strawberry extract to the glaze.
- Feel free to customize the glaze by adding different flavored extracts.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 26g
- Sodium: 260mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 46g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 105mg