My grandma rocks on so many levels. Even though I’m grown and out of the house I still look forward to going out of town to grandmas. She still baby’s and spoils me rotten.
I swear everything her hands create tastes soooo freakin good, including her cream cheese pound cake (my favorite kind of pound cake).
I could just sit in her southern kitchen and watch her cook all day long. When I went to visit this past weekend I asked if she could make me a cream cheese pound cake and with a smile she said “why sure”. I wasn’t expecting it right that minute but she went into the kitchen and whipped this pound cake up like it was nothing.
What I adore about my grandma’s cream cheese pound cake recipe is that it bakes up incredibly moist and soft. The texture is so velvet-like and don’t even get me started on that soft, golden “crisp” that the outside has. Mercy. I hope that you enjoy this recipe as much as my entire family has over the years.
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| If you were to stop by, you wouldn’t leave without being forced to eat something! Gotta love that lady |
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| It should be a sin for a pound cake to be this divine! |
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| I love my grandmother’s nurturing, hard working hands |
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Watch my grandma make this cream cheese pound cake from start to finish!
The Recipe
Grandma's Makes Cream Cheese Pound Cake
By Divas Can Cook
Recipe type: dessert, cake
Ingredients
- (all ingredients should be room tempt)
- 3 sticks real butter (unsalted)
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups sugar, sifted
- 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons lemon extract
- 3 cups cake flour (can use all-purpose flour if you sift it really well)
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
Instructions
- Cream together butter and cream cheese.
- Add in 3 eggs one at a time mixing for 1 minute after each egg.
- Mix in half of the sugar until combined.
- Add in the rest of the sugar, mixing well.
- Add the other 3 eggs one at a time. Mix for 1 minute after each egg.
- Mix in the vanilla extract and lemon extract.
- Add in half the flour and baking powder.
- Mix well and then mix in the rest of the flour.
- Spoon the batter into a greased and floured bundt pan.
- Swirl a knife in the batter to release air.
- Place into oven and turn the oven to 325. Do not preheat the oven with this recipe.
- Bake for 1 ½ hours. Baking time may vary depending on your oven.
- Let cool, remove from pan and serve.
Notes
- Use fresh, quality ingredients when possible.
- All ingredients should be at room temperature before you start.
- This pound cake make cooker quicker or slower in certain ovens so be sure to keep an eye on it.
- Don’t take shortcut with the mixing! Everything must be completely mixed. These steps are the most important when creating pound cake.
- Be sure to add one egg at a time and mix for 1 minute after each egg or until it is well combined.
- Do not preheat the oven for this pound cake recipe. It should start in a cold oven.
- Measure everything carefully and precisely
- Be sure to scrape down the bottom and sides of the bowl while mixing.
- Keep the oven door closed while baking
- When the cake is done, it will spring back slightly when touched.
- Cool the pound cake on a wire rack of about 15 minutes before removing it from the pan.
Use a standard sized bundt or tube pan…this makes a nice big cake!
I already make a killer pound cake, but this Cream Cheese Pound has to be the very best pound cake ever! Go exactly by Monique’s grandma’s instructions. Beat each egg for a minute….this makes a HUGE difference. I don’t usually have lemon flavoring, but I did have organic lemon essential oil, and I used 3 drops in place of the lemon flavoring. It mixes into a super thick batter, so be sure to scrape sides of mixing bowl frequently. Don’t preheat your oven…put in a cold oven. This makes a nice big cake, so don’t use a small bundt pan…use a standard sized tube or bundt pan. You are gonna love it! Thanks, Monique, for sharing your awesome grandma’s recipe!! Blessings!
I submitted before the stars lit up! Definitely a 5 star cake!
Do you have high altitude instructions? I love making this pound cake for my family, but we recently moved to the mountains and the regular instructions didn’t turn out. Thanks!
At elevations over 3,500 feet, the oven temperature for batters and doughs should be about 25 degrees F higher than the temperature used at sea level. Decrease the amount of baking powder slightly; this also prevents the recipe from rising too much.
For cakes using baking. powder.
At elevations over 3,500 feet, the oven temperature for batters and doughs should be about 25 degrees F higher than the temperature used at sea level. Decrease the amount of baking powder slightly; this also prevents the recipe from rising too much.
Does it matter the size bundt pan you use for this cream cheese pound cake..