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Berry Pound Cake

Berry Pound Cake is the best buttery pound cake with fresh berries baked into it. It’s the perfect summer cake recipe!

berry pound cake on cake platter

I love that when you make a cake with red and blue berries, it turns into a red, white and blue recipe! That makes this cake perfect for summer celebrations, when berries are in their full swing of ripeness. This is such a delicious cake. And it’s perfect for serving to guests too.

ingredients displayed for making berry pound cake

Ingredients needed:

  • all purpose flour
  • white sugar
  • baking soda and salt
  • large eggs
  • unsalted butter
  • sour cream
  • lemon zest
  • vanilla extract
  • fresh raspberries
  • fresh blueberries
  • powdered sugar

four photos showing making of berry pound cake

How to make Berry Pound Cake:

The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.

Preheat the oven to 325℉. Spray a 10-inch tube pan (angel food cake pan) with baking spray (nonstick spray with flour).
 
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt and baking soda. Add the eggs, butter, sour cream, lemon zest and vanilla to the flour mixture. Use an electric mixer on medium-speed to beat for 1 minute, until blended. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl with a spatula. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Gently stir in half each of the raspberries and blueberries.
 
Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining berries evenly over the batter.
 
Bake for about 1½ hours if you have a dark gray pan (1 hour, 40 min if you have a light colored pan). A piece of uncooked spaghetti inserted into the center should come out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.

berry pound cake on cooling rack

Invert the cake onto a rack to cool completely. 

berry pound cake with fresh berries on top

Just before serving, dust the cake with powdered sugar. To make it look extra festive, you can plop some more fresh berries on top!

berry pound cake sliced

This is a delicious cake to be served plain. But you can also add a dollop of whipped cream or a scoop of ice cream, if you’d like. Enjoy!

slices of berry pound cake on white plates

The Best Summer Cake Recipes:

berry pound cake sliced

Berry Pound Cake

RecipeBoy.com (share from the Piece of Cake cookbook)
This is the perfect summer dessert cake!
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 servings
Calories 273 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 325℉. Spray a 10-inch tube pan (angel food cake pan) with baking spray (nonstick spray with flour).
  • In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, salt and baking soda.
  • Add the eggs, butter, sour cream, lemon zest and vanilla to the flour mixture. Use an electric mixer on medium-speed to beat for 1 minute, until blended. Scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl with a spatula. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Gently stir in half each of the raspberries and blueberries.
  • Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining berries evenly over the batter.
  • Bake for about 1½ hours if you have a dark gray pan (1 hour, 40 min if you have a light colored pan). A piece of uncooked spaghetti inserted into the center should come out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes, then invert the cake onto a rack to cool completely. Just before serving, dust the cake with powdered sugar.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 273kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 73mgSodium: 142mgPotassium: 68mgFiber: 1gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 381IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
Keyword berry, cake, pound cake
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Recipe Rating




Catherine

Tuesday 30th of May 2023

Can I cut the sugar amount down or use sugar substitute

RecipeGirl

Saturday 10th of June 2023

You can certainly experiment!

Deborah Babcock

Friday 19th of May 2023

I made this and instead of the powdered sugar I used strawberry sauce. Wow this is over the top. We all fell in love. Thanks so much.

RecipeGirl

Saturday 20th of May 2023

SO happy to hear it was a success for you!