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Strawberry Shortcake Made with Poundcake

Enjoy two favorite desserts in one with this Strawberry Shortcake made with Pound Cake recipe! Fluffy and light pound cake is sliced and topped with sugared strawberries and a generous dollop of Cool Whip or homemade whipped cream!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 10
Calories: 397kcal
Author: Kasey Schwartz

Equipment

  • Stand mixer with paddle and whisk attachments
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Rubber spatula
  • 9x5 loaf pan
  • Baking spray
  • 2 medium mixing bowls

Ingredients

Strawberries

  • 4 cups sliced strawberries
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pound Cake

  • ¾ cups butter
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 1 ½ cup white sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Whipped Cream

Instructions

  • Gather all ingredients. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9x5 loaf pan with baking spray, then dust it with flour. Set the pan aside.
    ingredients needed for strawberry shortcake made with pound cake
  • Place the sliced strawberries in a medium mixing bowl. Add the sugar and vanilla. Use a fork to smash the berries with the sugar and stir. Set aside.
    4 cups sliced strawberries, ½ cup sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    strawberries mixed with sugar and mixed together
  • Add the flour and salt to a medium bowl, whisk together and set aside.
    1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoons salt
  • In a large bowl, cream together butter, cream cheese, and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla extract. Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
    ¾ cups butter, 4 ounces cream cheese, 1 ½ cup white sugar, 3 large eggs, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
    dry ingrdients into wet ingredients for pound cake
  • Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread evenly in the pan.
    batter poured into a 9x5 pan
  • Bake the pound cake for 40 minutes. The top should be light golden brown, and a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake should come out clean.
    pound cake baked and lightly browned in pan
  • Let the pound cake cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then flip the cake out of the pan and let it cool on a cooling rack.
  • While the cake is cooling, make the whipped cream, if using homemade.
    Cool Whip or Homemade
  • Slice the pound cake into slices about 1 inch thick. Place a piece of pound cake on a plate then top it with a scoop of the sugared strawberries. Top with a scoop of whipped cream or Cool Whip and enjoy.

Notes

Double the pound cake recipe to make the cake in a bundt pan rather than a loaf pan
Use cool whip or canned whipped cream in place of homemade whipped cream to make the recipe faster

Nutrition

Calories: 397kcal | Carbohydrates: 60g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 442mg | Potassium: 165mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 44g | Vitamin A: 510IU | Vitamin C: 34mg | Calcium: 64mg | Iron: 1mg