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Strawberry Pound Cake Recipe

Bursting with strawberry flavor and perfectly moist, this pound cake will be an instant hit in your home. Pro tip: make 2, one to share and one alllll for you!
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 5 mins
Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 cake

Ingredients
  

  • 3 sticks of butter, room temperature
  • 1 8-oz brick cream cheese, room temperature
  • 3 c sugar
  • 6 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 c blended strawberries
  • 3 c flour
  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • .5 tsp vanilla
  • 2-3 tbsp blended strawberries, strained
  • 1-3 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 c powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325.
  • Blend strawberries, set aside. 
  • To a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, add butter, cream cheese and sugars; mix until well combined. 
  • Add eggs, 1 at a time. 
  • Add blended strawberries and mix until just combined. 
  • Add sugar and mix until well combined, 1/2 cup at a time. 
  • Spray cake pan with cooking spray; pour batter into pan. 
  • Bake for about an hour, starting to check at 50 minutes; bake until a tooth pick inserted comes out clean. 
  • To serve, make glaze.
  • Combine sugar, lemon juice and strawberry juice until well blended and a thick (maple syrup type consistency). Drizzle over cake and follow with powdered sugar. Garnish with strawberries. 
  • To keep, wrap in plastic. 
Keyword baking, pound cake