Description
A moist, buttery pound cake swirled with fresh strawberry purée and topped with tangy cream cheese glaze—an indulgent Southern classic with a fruity twist.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb fresh strawberries
- ½ cup granulated sugar (for purée)
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 8 oz cream cheese, room temperature
- 2½ cups granulated sugar
- 6 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp lemon extract
- ¼ cup whole milk, room temperature
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- Red food coloring (optional)
- 1 tsp strawberry extract (optional)
- For the glaze:
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
- 3–4 tbsp whole milk
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp strawberry extract
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a bundt pan.
- Wash, hull, and purée strawberries. Cook with ½ cup sugar on low heat until thickened (yields ½ cup). Let cool completely.
- Cream butter and cream cheese until smooth and fluffy (1–2 min). Gradually add sugar, beat 3 min.
- Add vanilla and lemon extract. In another bowl, whisk eggs and milk together.
- Sift flour, baking soda, and salt. Alternate adding dry and wet ingredients to creamed mixture, starting and ending with flour. Mix until just combined.
- Remove 1–2 cups of batter and mix with cooled purée, optional food coloring, and extract.
- Gently fold strawberry batter into main batter—do not stir. Pour into prepared pan and tap to release air bubbles.
- Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool in pan 15–20 minutes before removing.
- For glaze: Beat cream cheese until smooth. Mix in powdered sugar. Add milk slowly until pourable. Stir in extracts and salt.
- Drizzle glaze over cooled cake. Let it set before slicing and serving.
Notes
Use room-temperature ingredients for the best texture. Simmer strawberry purée to thicken—this prevents sinking. Gently fold the swirl in for the best marbled effect.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Southern American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 460
- Sugar: 39g
- Sodium: 230mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 56g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
Keywords: strawberry pound cake, cream cheese, moist cake, Southern dessert, bundt cake