Oh yes! 🍍🧀 A Pineapple Cream Cheese Pound Cake is a rich, moist, and tangy Southern-style dessert that combines the buttery depth of a pound cake with tropical pineapple sweetness and a smooth cream cheese texture. Perfect for potlucks, holidays, or just showing off your baking game.
🍍 Pineapple Cream Cheese Pound Cake
🧈 Ingredients:
For the Cake:
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1½ cups unsalted butter, softened
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1 (8 oz) block cream cheese, softened
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3 cups granulated sugar
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6 large eggs
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3 cups all-purpose flour
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½ tsp baking powder
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¼ tsp salt
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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1 tsp almond extract (optional, but adds great flavor)
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1 cup crushed pineapple, drained well
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Optional: ½ cup sweetened shredded coconut or chopped pecans
For the Glaze (Optional):
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1 cup powdered sugar
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2–3 tbsp pineapple juice
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½ tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Instructions:
1. Preheat & Prep Pan:
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Preheat oven to 325°F (165°C).
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Grease and flour a bundt pan (or use baking spray with flour).
2. Cream Butter, Cream Cheese & Sugar:
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In a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese together until smooth and creamy (about 3–4 minutes).
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Add sugar gradually and beat until light and fluffy (another 3–5 minutes).
3. Add Eggs:
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Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add Flavors & Pineapple:
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Mix in vanilla and almond extracts.
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Fold in drained crushed pineapple (and coconut or nuts if using).
5. Mix Dry Ingredients:
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In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
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Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet batter, mixing until just combined. Don’t overmix.
6. Bake:
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Pour batter evenly into the prepared bundt pan.
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Bake for 75–85 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean or with moist crumbs (not wet batter).
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Let cool in the pan for 15–20 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
7. Glaze (Optional):
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Mix powdered sugar with pineapple juice and vanilla until smooth.
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Drizzle over cooled cake.
📝 Tips:
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Drain the pineapple well so your cake doesn’t get soggy.
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This cake tastes even better the next day — wrap it and let the flavors develop overnight.
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Serve with whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, or fresh pineapple for an extra treat.
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