Description
A rich and creamy pound cake swirled with homemade caramel and filled with cream cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (4 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup caramel sauce (store-bought or homemade)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325°F (160°C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and almond extracts.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.
- In a small bowl, beat the softened cream cheese until smooth.
- Add half of the cake batter to the prepared Bundt pan. Dollop spoonfuls of the cream cheese mixture over the batter. Drizzle half of the caramel sauce over the cream cheese.
- Pour the remaining cake batter over the cream cheese and caramel. Drizzle the remaining caramel sauce on top.
- Bake for 60-75 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes before inverting it onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For homemade caramel sauce, melt 1 cup of sugar in a saucepan over medium heat until amber. Slowly whisk in 1/2 cup heavy cream and 2 tablespoons butter.
- Ensure all ingredients, especially butter, eggs, and cream cheese, are at room temperature for best results.
- You can add chopped pecans or walnuts to the batter for extra texture.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 75 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
Keywords: Caramel Cream Cheese Pound Cake, pound cake, caramel cake, cream cheese cake, dessert, baking, homemade cake