Buttery, Dense & Golden: The Old-Fashioned Cream Cheese Pound Cake With a Shortening Secret
Dada's FoodCrave Kitchen walks you through a classic Southern-style cream cheese pound cake made with butter, Crisco butter-flavored shortening, and cream cheese for an ultra-rich, moist crumb. The step-by-step tutorial covers creaming techniques, alternating eggs and flour, and baking at 325°F for 1 hour 20 minutes. A comforting, from-scratch bake perfect alongside hot tea or coffee.
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🧾 Ingredients
- 13 cups all-purpose flour
- 23 cups sugar
- 32 sticks salted butter (room temperature)
- 41/2 cup butter-flavored Crisco shortening
- 58 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
- 66 eggs (room temperature)
- 71 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 81 teaspoon salt (only if using unsalted butter)
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