Cream Cheese Pound Cake with Caramel Drizzle

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I don’t know if you have been noticing but of late, I have been quiet silent with documenting my life or feelings. There was a time when I would write a lot on blog. Somehow, that has gone on the negative side these days. It isn’t that I don’t write my posts, I still do type a lot. Sometimes they are long, sometimes they are crisp and short. But whatever said and done, there is no philosophy, there are no thoughts being reflected, nothing much being shared. If you feel that I am being a bit mentally away from the blog, then I may have to say a ‘yes’. I am not sure how I would term the feeling but as much as I love the blog, I am trying to keep a little distance to keep myself from not getting over it.

 

Having seen so many of my favorite bloggers moving away from their blogs due to whatever reasons, I somehow feel that is the last thing I want to do. By the way, the blog is now home to 1300 plus recipes, and it crossed that number when I posted the Cucumber Milkshake. If it was before, I would have celebrated it. 🙂 As of now, I am slowly inching towards hitting 1500 posts on the blog, inclusive of all the guest posts as well. I am in no hurry, I am taking it slow, and this year I should be able to hit that number. Then I may do a celebration post, because I wouldn’t consider that a mean feat, especially knowing how much I am struggling to keep my interest in the blog going. 🙂

 

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Coming to the post for today… We all know what pound cakes are. They are buttery dense cakes, said to be baked with a pound of butter, flour, sugar and eggs into the batter. We now have so many variations and additions to a basic pound cake. That tells me that I should be posting a basic pound cake recipe on the blog too! Let me put that down in my notes… 🙂 Till then, today, I will post this rich pound cake recipe that I had baked for HD’s friend and family and received rave reviews for. The pound cake has an added richness of cream cheese along with the butter and is a quite dense cake. I wish I could do a sliced shot but I was gifting it so had to keep it in one piece.

 

The process remains the same as it is for a usual butter cake. The cream cheese and butter are beaten with the sugar till fluffy and then the eggs are added. I have added some corn flour to give it a lightness. If you have cake flour in your pantry, then use all the quantity of it for the flour + corn flour. The caramel drizzle was just given as an addition since I didn’t want to keep it plain. It stayed put on the cake and when cooled, felt like a layer on top. As I was packing the cake, HD commented, “Your cakes never look neat!” So I just retorted back, “It is homemade after all!” 😉 But, wouldn’t you agree the cake looks very rustic? 😉 Off to the recipe…

 

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5 from 10 votes

Cream Cheese Pound Cake with Caramel Drizzle

Course Cakes
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Servings 6 -8
Author Rafeeda

Ingredients

  • 150 gm butter softened
  • 225 gm cream cheese softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup corn flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • FOR CARAMEL DIP:
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup thick cream
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees. Grease and flour a bundt pan.
  • Beat the butter, cheese and sugar till smooth. Add one egg at a time, and beat after each addition till combined.
  • Beat the vanilla extract in.
  • Sift together the dry ingredients till combined. Add half the mixture and beat. Add the remaining half and beat till the batter is all moist.
  • Pour into the prepared bundt pan and bake for 60 to 75 minutes, till skewer comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan for 10 minutes, flip onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Meanwhile, for the caramel sauce, combine the sugar, water and salt and bring to boil. Keep swirling the pan for the sugar to mix. Keep cooking till the sugar caramelizes and becomes a nice amber color.
  • Pull off the flame and whisk in the cream. It may bubble but will slowly subside.
  • Keep back on the flame and cook on low flame till thickened. Add the vanilla and switch off. Allow to cool.
  • Pour over the cooled cake to cover the top.

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  1. The cake must have tasted really amazing!

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Thanks a lot Angie…

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Thanks Ruxana…

  2. 5 stars
    Hi, hope things are better at your end now. I love your recipes so please don’t stay away for long. This recipe is also amazing like all the other recipes of yours. Can’t wait to try it.

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Yes, thank you so much Vandana for asking…

  3. 5 stars
    Pound cake has turned out perfect. When I hear 1500 recipes on blog, I am like 🤐🤐
    I am just a beginner. Hope you continue to write and we all love your posts.
    Keep sharing.

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Thank you so much Lata…

  4. 5 stars
    Pound cake has come out so well and caramel sauce sounds fab. Would love to see your 1500th post Rafeeda and I hope you continue to keep posting awesome recipes.

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Thank you so much Geetha…

  5. 5 stars
    Wow. You are almost near to 1500 posts. I respect your dedication. I am like a beginner, I just barely crossed 150 posts. Please keep up the great work. The pound cake looks awesome, with caramel drizzle, It must have been too delicious. Great recipe!

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Thank you so much Malini…

  6. 5 stars
    What a lovely pound cake recipe. Looks moist, soft and just perfect. Caramel drizzle on top sounds amazing.

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Thank you so much Pavani…

  7. 5 stars
    Rafeeda, your cream cheese pound cake definitely looks rustic and that’s what homemade cakes look like. I’ve not used cream cheese in a cake, must try this buttery delight. Congratulations on 1300 + recipes and am sure you will meet your target.

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Thank you so much Mayuriji…

  8. 5 stars
    I love cream cheese pound cake. I have never made it myself but have tasted it store bought. I am so going to give this recipe a try. Pound cake with that caramel drizzle is just so addictive!

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Thank you so much Sandhya…

  9. I am drooling over this bundt cake. The caramel drizzle is so tempting ! I want to try making this.

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Thank you so much Sandhya…

  10. Congratulations on hitting 1300+ recipes/posts!! I am sure soon will be reading your 1500+ too!! Definitely the cake looks so good and has a rustic look to it!! Having the pound cake with caramel drizzle on it.. Homemade are always the best!!

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Thank you so much Swati…

  11. Even I am also irregular in blogging since I joined a full time job…but it’s so close to my heart that I try to come back in rhythm but fall short of energy :(…Cream cheese pound cake tastes really good and top of that caramel drizzle is the bonus…

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Thank you so much Amrita… keeping the energy is so tough…

  12. Great going dear….1300+ is a great achievement!!…Do stick on dear…But, I completely understand what you feel!! Coming to the cream cheese pond cake, it looks amazingly delicious!! 😋

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Thank you so much Padma…

  13. You have inspired me to make Pound Cake as yours looks so tasty! Loving the caramel drizzle on top

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Thank you so much Jagruti…

  14. 5 stars
    Cake looks lovely rafee! home made bakes should look messy and things falling out and scream “eat me”, even nigella says that!!! As far as cake is involved i mind only the taste and not the looks!!!!

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      I said the same thing to HD… hehe… Thank you so much Priya…

  15. 5 stars
    OMG !!!! 1300 plus recipes …. Such a great effort dear. All the best for this continuous work. The cake here seems so delicious and the caramel drizzle is stealing the show for me particularly 🙂

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Thank you so much Sasmita… 🙂

  16. 5 stars

    Rafeeda, that pound cake is phenomenal. with that caramel dessert you are melting a lot of hearts craving for a bite. Wohoo, well done

    1. Rafeeda AR Author says:

      Thank you so much Seema…

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