Chocolate Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Name: Chocolate Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 75 min
Ingredients: 1 cup butter (I use salted), (room temperature); 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, (room temperature); 3 cups granulated sugar; 6 large eggs, (room temperature); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 1/4 cups cake flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips; 1/8 teaspoon salt

By Christin Mahrlig

on Sep 12, 2022

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Chocolate Cream Cheese Pound Cake- full of chocolate flavor and ultra rich and moist, this cake doesn’t even need a glaze or frosting.

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Slice of Chocolate Cream Cheese Pound Cake on a small plate.

You can sprinkle it with a little powdered sugar to jazz it up a little or make it really indulgent and serve with a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Bring Ingredients To Room Temperature

The butter, cream cheese, and eggs should sit out for at least 1 hour before you make the cake batter. If they are at room temperature they will incorporate into the batter much more easily without clumps or curdling.

Use Real Butter, Not Margarine

Butter gives the pound cake a richer flavor than margarine. Be sure to use a good quality butter.

Slice of cake on a plate with rest of cake in background.

Grease and Flour Well

Pound cakes like to stick to the pan. I prefer using Baker’s Baking Spray with Flour and I spray a thick coating on my bundt pan, being sure not to miss any areas. Just be careful not to breathe any of it in. Not fun. It’s also imporatnt to use a good quality Bundt pan. I use this Bundt Pan from Target.

Measure The Flour Correctly

There isn’t any liquid added to this cake, so you have to be very careful to not add too much flour. And you have to especially be careful when measuring cake flour. Because it is so fine, it tends to get really packed down. Fluff the flour up before measuring it and then use a large spoon to spoon it into a dry measuring cup until it is a little overfull. Run the backside of a knife across the top to get rid of any excess.

Don’t Overmix Once Flour Is Added

When adding the flour, you just want to mix on LOW until the flour is fully incorporated. Overmixing activates the gluten in the flour and will change the texture of the pound cake.

Chocolate Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe Tip

Let the cake cool for 15 minutes before taking it out of the pan. If you take it out sooner, it might not hold together. Leave it in too long and it will stick.