Cream Cheese Glazed Pound Cake
This cream cheese glazed pound cake is rich, moist, and perfect for any occasion.
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- loaf pan
Ingredients
For the Pound Cake
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 2 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup whole milk
For the Cream Cheese Glaze
- 4 oz cream cheese softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2–3 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325°F (160°C). Grease and flour a loaf pan.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar and mix well. Then add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- In another bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add this to the cream cheese mixture, alternating with the milk and vanilla extract, beginning and ending with the flour.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- For the glaze, beat together the cream cheese, powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth. Drizzle over the cooled pound cake.
Notes
Let the cake cool completely before glazing. You can adjust the thickness of the glaze by adding more or less milk.