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Strawberry cream cheese pound cake

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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Servings: 16
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: English
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

For the pound cake:
  • 1 1/4 C (9.90 oz) (281 gr) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 C (7.90 oz) (225 gr) cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 2 1/2 C (17.60 oz) (500 gr) white sugar
  • 1 tbsp (0.50 fl oz) (15 ml) vanilla extract
  • 6 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp (0.088 oz) (2.5 gr) baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp (0.088 oz) (2.5 gr) salt
  • 1 1/2 C (8.40 oz) (240 gr) strawberries, fresh and rinsed
For the glaze:
  • 1/2 C (3.95 oz) (112 gr) cream cheese, at room temperature
  • 2 tbsp confectioners sugar (powdered sugar)
  • 1 tbsp (0.50 fl oz) (15 ml) milk
  • Strawberries, fresh, sliced, for decorating

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 329º F (165° C). Grease with some butter a bundt cake pan of about 9.80 inches (25 cm) in diameter.
  2. In a medium bowl, sift the flour with the baking powder and salt. Mix with a spoon integrate. Separately, place the strawberries on a chopping board and with a knife remove the stems and cut them into thin slices.
  3. Place the butter and cream cheese in a large bowl and beat with a hand whisk or electric mixer for 2-3 minutes. Add in the sugar and beat for 2 more minutes until the mixture lightens in color and turns fluffy.
  4. Add in the vanilla extract and then the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Beat for 1 more minute until creamy.
  5. Add the flour mixture in two separate additions, beating after each addition to get a smooth mixture. Finally, add the sliced strawberries and beat just until incorporated.
  6. Pour the batter into the bundt cake pan and even it out with a rubber spatula. Bake at 329º F (165° C) for about 80-90 minutes until a wooden stick comes out clean when inserted.
  7. Once the pound cake is ready, take it out of the oven and let it sit for 20 minutes in the same pan and then turn ir out and place it on a cooling rack to cool down completely.
For the glaze:
  1. In a medium bowl add the cream cheese with the powdered sugar and beat with a fork for 1 minute until the mixture is smooth. Add in the milk and beat for a few more seconds until the glaze is light and smooth.
  2. Carefully add the glaze on top of the pound cake using a spoon to spread it. Garnish with sliced strawberries.
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