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Published: Aug 23, 2022 · Modified: Jan 26, 2024 by Pam

Old Fashioned Cream Cheese Pound Cake

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This is the same old fashioned cream cheese pound cake you remember from back in the day. With just six ingredients it is pure and simple goodness.

old fashioned cream cheese pound cake surrounded by berries

This recipe has been in the family for years and is much-loved for its simplicity, rich flavor and perfect texture. We're confident you will love it as much as we do!

This cream cheese pound cake is the one my Mama and her sisters made years ago. They always said "if it ain't broke don't fix it".

While we do lots of updates to old southern classics, (squash fritters and tomato pie, for example) there are some that just don't need "fixing" and this is one of those recipes.

Jump to:
  • Ingredients
  • How to make Cream Cheese Pound Cake
  • Tips, tricks and secrets we wanted to share with you
  • Items you may need:
  • About the top crust
  • Serving suggestions
  • 📖 Recipe
  • More classic southern desserts

Ingredients

  • Butter -while a lot of our recipes can use unsalted and salted butter interchangably, this is one instance where we recommend unsalted butter.
  • Cream cheese - We usually stick with Philadelphia brand because we know we can count on the quality to always be good.
  • Sugar - standard white granulated.
  • Cake Flour - We have never tried to make this pound cake using any other type of flour.
  • Vanilla - Paste packs a punch of flavor, but liquid pure vanilla extract is good too.
  • Eggs - Large is the standard.

See recipe card for quantities.

How to make Cream Cheese Pound Cake

  1. First you'll blend the butter and softened cream cheese with your mixer just until well blended.
  2. Next you add the sugar a little at the time creaming with the mixer. All total this will take 6-8 minutes. You're looking for a bit of fluffiness as the mixer incorporates air.
  3. Add the eggs, two at the time, mixing well after each addition.
  4. Add the vanilla.
  5. Fold in the flour by hand just until well blended.
  6. Put the batter in a pan that has been prepared with grease and flour or a baking spray that has both, like Bakers Joy.
  7. Bake at 275 degrees and start checking for doneness at 1 hour, 15 minutes. Depending on your oven, weight and size of your pan it can take up to 1 hour, 40 minutes. As soon as a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean the pound cake is done.
  8. Remove from oven and let cool about 10 minutes on a rack before removing from pan.
overhead shot of cream cheese pound cake with berries and a dusting of powdered sugar.

Tips, tricks and secrets we wanted to share with you

  • Starting with room temperature eggs is always a good idea for baking. If you forget to set them out just put them in a bowl of very warm water for 10 minutes or so.
  • As mentioned above unsalted butter is best for this recipe.
  • If using a hand mixer you'll want to use medium high speed for the creaming process. With a stand mixer you can use medium speed.
  • Be sure to use a pan big enough. This makes a large pound cake! Alternatively, you can make it in two loaf pans (great for eating one now and either freezing one or giving it as a gift).
  • Open and close your oven door gently when checking for doneness. Did you know that slamming the oven door can make your cake fall? My uncle used to do this on purpose because he liked a gooey cake, but we don't recommend it.

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  • I recently bought this affordable hand mixer and just love it!
  • A stand mixer is always great for baking projects. This leads you to a page of choices.
  • This is a tube style pan with enough capacity for this pound cake.
  • A 12 cup capacity bundt style pan is the smallest you can use, but be aware your cake may "puff" up a little above the top. If I want to make my cake in a bundt I usually don't put quite all of the batter in it.
  • Two loaf pans are great for this recipe. I like to make one and give one away or freeze it.
slice of old fashioned cream cheese pound cake with berries and whipped cream.

About the top crust

It's divine! Depending on what type of pan you bake your pound cake in you may turn it upside down or leave it rightside up.

The top crust can be a little crumbly but it has such amazing flavor you will forgive it. More often I will make my pound cake and flip it for prettier presentation.

When removing from the baking pan just put whatever plate (or cake stand) over the top and then flip over. If you've used a good baking spray it will come right out.

Serving suggestions

  • Just like with Charleston Pecan Chewies and Buttermilk Bars a dusting of powdered sugar is always a good idea!
  • Fresh berries (and whipped cream) are classics with a slice of old fashioned cream cheese pound cake. We used strawberries and blackberries in these photos, but any berry variety is delicious.
  • Other fruits (peaches are favorites around here) are excellent choices. In the fall we like to put grilled apples over a slice of pound cake.
  • If you've never had toasted pound cake you are missing out! Just put a slice under the broiler and watch carefully. Maybe it's not the healthiest breakfast, but it's quite possibly the most amazing tasting one.
  • If you're looking for a unique pairing, try it with Carrot Pumpkin Soup with Brown Butter. It's delicious!

For a fun and quick look at this recipe check out the Google Web Story.

📖 Recipe

overhead of cream cheese pound cake with berries.

Old Fashioned Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Pam
This is the same old fashioned cream cheese pound cake you remember from back in the day. With just six ingredients it is pure and simple goodness.
4.07 from 29 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine Southern
Servings 16 people
Calories 455 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1½ cups unsalted butter room temperature
  • 8 ounces cream cheese room temperature
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 eggs room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 cups cake flour sifted

Instructions
 

  • Blend butter and cream cheese with hand mixer or stand mixer just until well blended.
  • Gradually add sugar beating after each addition until light and fluffy. This will take 6-8 minutes total.
  • Add eggs, two at a time, beating just enough to blend well after each addition.
  • Add vanilla just until well blended.
  • Fold in cake flour by hand just until well blended.
  • Put batter in prepared pan and bake at 275 degrees. Begin checking for doness by inserting a toothpick in center after 1 hour and 15 minutes. As soon as pick comes out clean remove from oven and let cool 10 minutes before removing from pan.

Notes

  • 3 sticks butter equals 1 and ½ cups.
  • Creaming step should be done at medium speed with stand mixer or medium high with hand mixer.
  • Pan should be prepared by greasing and flouring or using a cooking spray which contains both.
  • Pound cake can be made in tube pan, bundt pan or 2 loaf pans. 

Nutrition

Calories: 455kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 6gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 121mgSodium: 71mgPotassium: 71mgFiber: 1gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 812IUCalcium: 32mgIron: 1mg
Keyword pound cake, cream cheese
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Comments

  1. JANESSA says

    September 01, 2022 at 2:44 pm

    5 stars
    So simple yet so delicious! We enjoyed ours with some fresh strawberries and it was perfect.

    Reply
    • Pam says

      September 02, 2022 at 9:04 am

      Yay! Thank you!!!

      Reply
  2. Kathleen says

    September 01, 2022 at 4:01 pm

    5 stars
    Nothing beats a recipe that has been passed down. This old fashioned cream cheese pound cake is one of those recipes. It looks and sounds fabulous!

    Reply
  3. Nancy says

    September 01, 2022 at 4:10 pm

    5 stars
    Thanks to this recipe I was able to nail the pound cake on my first attempt

    Reply
    • Pam says

      September 02, 2022 at 9:04 am

      That's awesome to hear!

      Reply
  4. Alina says

    September 01, 2022 at 4:58 pm

    5 stars
    Such a simple and lovely cake to share with family.

    Reply
  5. Cynthia | What A Girl Eats says

    September 01, 2022 at 5:30 pm

    5 stars
    I made this last weekend to serve with fresh berries. I got lots of compliments! Will definitely make this again!

    Reply
    • Pam says

      September 02, 2022 at 9:04 am

      Thanks so much for letting us know Cynthia!

      Reply
  6. Sally says

    September 06, 2022 at 2:11 pm

    The cake has a wonderful texture but it is too sweet. It needs some salt. I have found that whenever you use sugar you need salt…just a pinch.

    Reply
    • Pam says

      September 06, 2022 at 5:30 pm

      Thanks for your comment Sally. This is indeed a sweet cake, and I cannot imagine that just a pinch of salt would impact the sweetness any. However, the recipe has been in our family for years and we love it just like it is and wanted to share it with our readers. Thanks again for stopping by.

      Reply
  7. Edna says

    September 30, 2022 at 7:43 pm

    What can i use if i don't like cream cheese

    Reply
    • Pam says

      October 01, 2022 at 9:10 am

      I'm not sure, Edna. This recipe is specifically for making with cream cheese.

      Reply
  8. Sherry says

    March 03, 2023 at 4:28 pm

    We love Cream Cheese in anything. This was so easy and had the perfect amount of sweetness. So moist and great with just a sprinkle of powdered sugar and we also did fruit. It was a big hit with everyone. Thanks for sharing all your great recipes.

    Reply
    • Pam says

      March 04, 2023 at 6:50 pm

      Thank you so much Sherry! Would you consider coming back and leaving a star rating? It would really mean a lot to us.

      Reply
  9. Ella Moore says

    August 26, 2023 at 10:42 pm

    Ella Moore

    Reply
  10. Laura says

    August 28, 2023 at 2:59 pm

    Bake in preheated or start cold?

    Reply
    • Pam says

      August 29, 2023 at 8:46 am

      Preheated, Laura.

      Reply
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