🍍🍰 Pineapple Cream Cheese Pound Cake 🧀✨
🧾 Ingredients
For the cake:
1 cup (225g) unsalted butter, softened
1 package (225g) cream cheese, softened
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup crushed pineapple (drained slightly, but keep some juice for flavor)
Optional glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
2–3 tbsp pineapple juice (from the can)
½ tsp vanilla extract
👩🍳 Instructions
Preheat oven to 160°C (325°F). Grease and flour a loaf or bundt pan.
Cream butter & cheese
In a large bowl, beat butter and cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.
Add sugar
Mix in sugar gradually until light and creamy.
Add eggs
Beat in eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
Dry ingredients
In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
Combine
Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Mix until just combined.
Flavor & pineapple
Stir in vanilla and gently fold in crushed pineapple.
Bake
Pour batter into pan and bake for 70–85 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool
Let cake cool in pan for 10–15 minutes, then transfer to a rack.
Glaze (optional)
Mix glaze ingredients and drizzle over cooled cake.
💡 Tips for Success
Don’t overmix once flour is added → keeps it soft and tender
Slightly draining the pineapple prevents sogginess
For extra flavor, add a little lemon zest 🍋
