Here’s a detailed, delicious recipe for Homemade Strawberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake—rich, moist, and bursting with strawberry flavor. 🍓🍰

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🍓 Homemade Strawberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Makes: 1 loaf (9×5-inch)

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Bake Time: 55–70 minutes

Cooling Time: 15–20 minutes

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Ingredients

For the cake

• 1 cup (227g) cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup (2 sticks / 226g) unsalted butter, softened
• 1 ½ cups (300g) granulated sugar
• 4 large eggs, room temperature
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups (240g) all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup (120ml) milk, room temperature
• 1 ½ cups fresh strawberries, diced (or frozen, thawed & drained)

Optional strawberry glaze

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2–3 tbsp strawberry puree or juice
• 1 tsp lemon juice (optional)

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Instructions

1. Prep

1. Preheat oven to 325°F (163°C).
2. Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan, or line with parchment paper.

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2. Mix wet ingredients

1. In a large bowl, cream together cream cheese and butter until smooth and fluffy.
2. Add sugar and beat until light and creamy.
3. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Mix in vanilla extract.

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3. Combine dry ingredients

In a separate bowl, whisk together:

• flour
• baking powder
• salt

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4. Add dry + milk alternately

1. Add 1/3 of the dry mixture to the batter and mix.
2. Add 1/2 of the milk, mix.
3. Repeat until all dry and milk are incorporated.
4. Do not overmix.

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5. Fold in strawberries

Gently fold in diced strawberries.

Tip: Toss strawberries in a tablespoon of flour before adding to prevent sinking.

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6. Bake

1. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
2. Bake 55–70 minutes, until:
   • the top is golden brown
   • a toothpick comes out clean (a few moist crumbs are okay)
3. Let cool in pan 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.

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Strawberry Glaze (Optional)

Instructions

1. In a bowl, whisk powdered sugar with strawberry puree until smooth.
2. Add lemon juice if desired.
3. Drizzle over cooled cake.

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⭐ Tips for Perfect Pound Cake

• Room temperature ingredients = smooth batter
• Don’t overmix once flour is added
• Check doneness early (oven temps vary)