Best 5 Pecan Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipes

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image

Welcome to the world of decadent baking with the pecan cream cheese pound cake! This classic Southern dessert combines the rich flavors of cream cheese, pecans, and buttery pound cake into an irresistible treat. The result is a moist, tender, and flavorful cake that will delight your taste buds and leave you wanting more. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, we'll guide you through the process of creating this exceptional cake, providing tips and tricks along the way. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and let's embark on a culinary journey that will leave you craving for more.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

CREAM CHEESE COCONUT PECAN POUND CAKE



Cream Cheese Coconut Pecan Pound Cake image

Another incredible cake from Southern Living (December 2004). Top the cooled cake with sifted powdered sugar or a simple frosting glaze, and maybe a little extra coconut and pecans.

Provided by Vino Girl

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h55m

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup pecans, toasted and chopped
1/2 cup coconut, shredded

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°F
  • Grease and flour a 12 cup tube or bundt pan.
  • Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
  • Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until the yellow yolk disappears.
  • Sift together flour and salt; add to butter mixture.
  • Beat batter at low speed just until blended after each addition.
  • Stir in vanilla, pecans, and coconut.
  • Pour batter into a greased and floured 12-cup tube pan.
  • Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 1 hour and 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 701.1, Fat 41.2, SaturatedFat 22.1, Cholesterol 187.6, Sodium 353.3, Carbohydrate 76.7, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 51, Protein 9.1

CREAM CHEESE BOURBON PECAN POUND CAKE



Cream Cheese Bourbon Pecan Pound Cake image

Top this dense and flavorful cake with sifted powdered sugar or maybe a simple glaze. I halved the recipe, and baked it in a loaf pan for about one hour. From Southern Living (December 2004)

Provided by Vino Girl

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h55m

Yield 1 cake, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup Bourbon
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups pecans, toasted and chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°F
  • Grease and flour a 12 cup tube or bundt pan.
  • Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
  • Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until the yellow yolk disappears.
  • Sift together flour and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with bourbon, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
  • Beat batter at low speed just until blended after each addition.
  • Stir in vanilla and pecans.
  • Pour batter into a greased and floured 12-cup tube pan.
  • Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 1 hour and 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.

CREAM CHEESE-COCONUT-PECAN POUND CAKE



CREAM CHEESE-COCONUT-PECAN POUND CAKE image

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 cups sugar
6 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup bourbon
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans, toasted
1/2 cup shredded coconut
Powdered Sugar Glaze (optional)
Sugared Rosemary (optional)
Sugared Cranberries (optional)

Steps:

  • Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until the yellow yolk disappears. Sift together flour and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with bourbon, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat batter at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla, pecans, and coconut. Pour batter into a greased and floured 12-cup tube pan. Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 1 hour and 35 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack. CREAM CHEESE-BOURBON-PECAN POUND CAKE: Increase pecans to 1 1/2 cups. Omit coconut. Proceed with recipe as directed. Southern Living December 2004/2008

TOASTED BUTTER PECAN CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE



TOASTED BUTTER PECAN CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE image

I made this cake for a recent Reunion. Every one wanted to have a taste. It did not disappoint. It really did rise to the occasion. It was bursting with flavor from the use of 2 pounds of toasted pecans used in both the cake & frosting. The butter pecan flavoring really enhanced & elevated the flavors of the cake. The cake was...

Provided by Rose Mary Mogan

Categories     Cakes

Time 2h20m

Number Of Ingredients 20

8 oz cream cheese,softened to room temperature
2 stick butter softened
1 stick imperial margarine, softened
1 c brown sugar, firmly packed
2 c white granulated sugar
1 small box butterscotch instant pudding
1 1/2 Tbsp butter pecan flavor
1 Tbsp butter extract
2 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
3 1/2 c white lily all purpose flour
2 c chopped pecans toasted
6 large eggs room temperature
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 c evaporated milk
EASY TOASTED BUTTER PECAN FROSTING
2 can(s) vanilla frosting or cream cheese
1/2 can(s) canned salted caramel frosting
2 c toasted chopped pecans
1 Tbsp butter pecan extract flavoring
1/3-1/2 c powdered sugar, optional

Steps:

  • 1. Using toasted pecans instead of fresh out of the bag, REALLY ENHANCES THE NUTTY PECAN FLAVOR. PLACE PECANS FOR BOTH THE CAKE & FROSTING ON A SHALLOW BAKING SHEET IN A SINGLE LAYER IN PREHATED 350 DEGREE OVEN AND TOAST FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES. Remove from oven & allow to cool. LOWER OVEN TEMPERATURE TO 325 DEGREES F FOR THE CAKE.
  • 2. This recipe requires a large capacity Bundt pan. Mine was 16 cup, or you may want to divide batter into 2 smaller pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. This is the Butter pecan flavoring I used.
  • 3. Cream the butter, margarine and cream cheese together in mixing bowl until creamy and smooth. Add both sugars and beat until no visible grains are visible in batter. At least 10 minutes.
  • 4. Add eggs one at a time and beat well after each addition.
  • 5. Sift flour and baking powder & butterscotch pudding into a medium size bowl. Add about 1/3 of cake flour mixture to cake batter alternately with milk, in 3 intervals, until all the flour and milk has been added to batter. Then add in the butter pecan, butter & vanilla Bean paste or extract and beat until blended together.
  • 6. Prepare cake pan by spraying generously with Bakers Joy, or grease pan with butter and dust lightly with flour. Pour cake batter into cake pan, leaving at least 1 1/2 to 2 inches from top of pan.
  • 7. Place in preheated 325 degree F. oven and bake for 1 1/2 hours or until tooth pick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • 8. Remove from oven and allow cake to sit in pan about 10 minutes then invert onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely. Notice how cake rose above top of cake pan.
  • 9. Prepare the frosting by combining all of the frosting ingredients except the powdered sugar in a medium size bowl. Use powdered sugar only if frosting is not stiff enough to adhere to cake. When cake is completely cooled, frost cake, and garnish top of cake with additional nuts if desired.

PECAN CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE



PECAN CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE image

Categories     Cake     Cheese     Dessert     Bake

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 1/2 CUP BUTTER, SOFTENED
1 8 OZ. PACKAGE CREAM CHEESE, SOFTENED
3 CUPS SUGAR
6 LARGE EGGS
3 CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
1/8 TSP. SALT
1 TBSP. VANILLA
1 1/2 - 2 CUPS FINELY CHOPPED PECANS

Steps:

  • BEAT BUTTER AND CREAM CHEESE AT MEDIUM SPEED WITH AN ELECTRIC MIXER UNTIL CREAMY. GRADUALLY ADD SUGAR, BEATING UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY. ADD EGGS, ONE AT A TIME, BEATING JUST UNTIL BLENDED AFTER EACH ADDITION. COMBINE FLOUR AND SALT; GRADUALLY ADD TO BUTTER MIXTURE, BEATING AT LOW SPEED JUST UNTIL BLENDED. STIR IN VANILLA. ADD APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TO 1 CUP NUTS TO BATTER. ADD CHOPPED, TOASTED NUTS TO GREASED PAN. I COAT THE PAN WITH NUTS ON THE BOTTOM AND SIDES. SPOON BATTER INTO GREASED AND FLOURED 10-INCH TUBE OR BUNDT PAN. BAKE AT 300 DEGREES FOR 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES OR UNTIL A LONG WOODEN PICK INSERTED IN CENTER COMES OUT CLEAN. COOL IN PAN ON WIRE RACK 15 MINUTES; REMOVE FROM PAN AND LET COOL COMPLETELY ON WIRE RACK. YOU CAN DELETE ALL THE NUTS IF YOU JUST WANT A PLAIN CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE.

Tips:

  • Cream cheese should be softened: This ensures that it mixes smoothly with the other ingredients and creates a velvety texture in the cake.
  • Use high-quality ingredients: The better the quality of the ingredients, the better the cake will taste. This means using real butter, fresh cream cheese, and pure vanilla extract.
  • Do not overmix the batter: Overmixing can develop the gluten in the flour, resulting in a tough, dense cake. Mix just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Bake the cake at the right temperature: The ideal temperature for baking this pound cake is 325°F (163°C). This allows the cake to bake evenly without browning too quickly.
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting: This helps the cake to set properly and prevents the frosting from melting.

Conclusion:

This pecan cream cheese pound cake is a delectable treat that is perfect for any occasion. With its moist, tender crumb, rich cream cheese filling, and crunchy pecan topping, it is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. Whether you are a seasoned baker or a beginner, this recipe is easy to follow and will yield a delicious and impressive cake. So preheat your oven and get ready to indulge in this delightful dessert!

Related Topics