Description
A delightful dessert combining pound cake, creamy cheesecake, and fresh strawberries, perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1.5 cups unsalted butter (softened)
- 3 cups granulated sugar (divided)
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup diced fresh strawberries
- 16 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 0.5 cup granulated sugar (for cheesecake)
- 4 cups powdered sugar (for frosting)
- 0.5 cup strawberry puree
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325°F (163°C) and grease a bundt pan well.
- Creaming the butter with 3 cups granulated sugar until fluffy and pale.
- Mixing in the eggs one at a time, ensuring to mix well after each addition.
- Preparing the dry ingredients by whisking flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl.
- Combining the dry ingredients with the butter mixture, alternating with the heavy cream.
- Adding the vanilla extract and folding in the diced strawberries.
- Making the cheesecake mixture by blending cream cheese with 0.5 cup sugar, adding 1 egg and vanilla extract.
- Layering half of the cake batter in the bundt pan, followed by the cheesecake mixture, then the remaining cake batter.
- Baking for 75-85 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cooling the cake for 15 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack.
- Serving the cake as is or with whipped cream and strawberry puree.
Notes
Using ripe strawberries and ensuring the cream cheese is softened will help achieve the best results.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 75 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 53g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 130mg
Keywords: strawberry cheesecake, pound cake, dessert, baking