White Chocolate Cherry Cream Cheese Pound Cake

If you're a fan of pound cake this White Chocolate Cherry Cream Cheese Pound Cake is a must make. The batter is filled with white chocolate chips and sweet maraschino cherries all baked in a creamy homemade batter. The top is drizzled with a pink cherry glaze to seal the deal.

Easy White Chocolate Cherry Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe

I unapologetically love rich buttery pound cake in any flavor.  From a classic vanilla pound cake, to lemon pound cake,  a summer  strawberry or glorious coconut cream pound cake.  In my world, there's just no wrong flavor.  Pound cakes freeze well and depending on the flavor can be transformed into trifles or provide the base for an ice cream sundae or strawberry shortcake in a pinch.

How Do you Make the Best White Chocolate Cherry Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe

This version ranks near the top of my pound cake all-stars due to the combination of maraschino cherries and white chocolate. They compliment one another so well.

• Ingredients you'll need to make homemade White Chocolate Cherry Cream Cheese Pound Cake: All purpose flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, butter, plain cream cheese, baking powder, salt, maraschino cherries (well drained), vanilla extract, almond extract, white chocolate baking chips and large eggs.
• For the glaze you'll need: Powdered sugar, maraschino cherry juice and heavy cream plus whipped cream and cherries with stems for garnishing.
• Kitchen tools you'll need: A stand mixer or a hand mixer, large mixing bowl, medium bowl, whisk, measuring cups and spoons, an angel food pan (tube pan), sharp knife and cutting board, cooling rack and rubber spatula.
• Pound cakes are dense by their very nature. This cake does have a small amount of leavening along with the eggs to add a lightness to the dense batter. That's not necessarily typical of Southern pound cakes some are made with eggs alone.
• When tinting the batter, you can make it as pink as you like by adjusting the amount of food coloring you add to the batter. It doesn't effect the taste of course, so if you prefer it could also be left out altogether.
• For me, it's all about showing the love and I never grow tired of the reaction you get from people when you cut into a pink tinted cake. It makes this beauty incredibly fun to make and serve.
• The glaze is made with the juice from the cherries mixed with powdered sugar. To tint, add a few drops of pink food coloring. Repeat the process adding more or less, until the color suits your fancy.
• Store glazed White Chocolate Cherry Cream Cheese Pound Cake in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to one week.

More Southern Pound Cake Recipes to Make

Cake for dessert is a no brainer, right? If you'd like to try your hand at perfecting Southern pound cakes, I've got you covered! More of my fabulous pound cake recipes you may also like to try:

• Famous Million Dollar Pound Cake is perfection for any occasion.
• Lemon Lovers Pound Cake is a family recipe you'll love.
• Strawberry Pound Cake is drizzled with a vanilla cream glaze.
• Chocolate Sour Cream Pound Cake made in a loaf pan.
• Coconut Cream Pound Cake will delight your coconut lovers.
• Citrus infused Orange Pound Cake.
• Chocolate Chip Pound Cake from  Love from the Oven.

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White Chocolate Cherry Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time1 hr 45 mins

Cooling time4 hrs

Course: Cakes, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: white-chocolate-cherry-cream-cheese-pound-cake

Servings: 16 servings

Calories: 545kcal

Author: Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 cup salted butter softened
• 1 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon pure almond extract
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 6 large eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 16 oz jar maraschino cherries, well drained, reserve juice
• 1 cup white chocolate chips
• Pink food coloring
• Glaze:
• 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoon heavy cream
• Reserved cherry juice
• Garnishes:
• 16 maraschino cherries with stems
• Whipped cream for serving

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 325°F. Butter and flour a tube pan with a removable bottom or spray liberally with baking spray. Set aside.
• Using an electric mixer on medium-high cream together the butter, cream cheese, vanilla and almond extracts.
• Gradually add the sugar beating for 2 minutes until fully combined.
• Lower the speed of the mixer and add the eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add to the creamed mixture. Beat until the ingredients are fully incorporated, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl as needed. Add a few drops of food coloring. (There's no wrong amount add until your desired color depth is reached)
• Roughly chop the maraschino cherries. Mix into the batter by hand along with the white chocolate chips.
• Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hr 30- 1 hr 45 minutes or until a tester inserted into the center comes back clean. Check at 1 hr 15 minutes and lay a piece of aluminum foil on top to prevent over browning, if needed.
• Cool on a cooling rack in the pan for 20 minutes then remove the outer ring. Cool completely.
• To glaze: Mix together 1 ½ cup powdered sugar, 2 tablespoon heavy cream and 1 tablespoon reserved cherry juice. Stir until smooth. Add additional juice 1 teaspoon at a time until drizzling consistency. Add 2 drops of food coloring, more or less to your preference. Drizzle over the cooled cake.
• Garnish with whipped cream and maraschino cherries just before serving.
• May be stored tightly covered chilled or at room temperature.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 545kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 120mg | Sodium: 260mg | Potassium: 116mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 62g | Vitamin A: 489IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2mg

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