Award-winning Mascarpone Pound Cake is a dense, buttery, and moist pound cake recipe with a fine, tender crumb and a brown, crusty outside and top.
O. M. G. y’all!!!😍
That about describes this cake perfectly!
I started this series on reviewing Pound Cake recipes because pound cakes are my most favorite thing in the world to make. Pound cakes are delectable and unbelievably easy to make with a few basic tips. Overall, I’ve had very good feedback on this series which makes me really happy. I’ve enjoyed baking and testing all the pound cakes and sharing the recipes with you.
I have many Pound Cake recipes in my repertoire. I have Whipping Cream Pound Cake Recipe, Cream Cheese Pound Cake, Sour Cream Pound Cake, Greek Yogurt Pound Cake, Chocolate Pound Cake, Blue Ribbon Pound Cake and the list goes on and on.
My Pound Cakes Reviewed series has received rave reviews. Readers love heirloom, classic recipes.
Award-winning Mascarpone Pound Cake
With inspiration from a Cream Cheese Pound Cake, I substituted rich, creamy mascarpone cheese for the cream cheese in this Award-winning Mascarpone Pound Cake. It was a great decision!
I thought a pound cake with mascarpone would be good, but I never thought it would be one of my top five favorite pound cakes. It’s dense, buttery, moist, and has that wonderful crispy, crusty top. Additionally, it’s sweet without being overly sweet. Award-winning Mascarpone Pound Cake pairs well with fresh or grilled fruit. It’s good with ice cream, fruit sauce, and whipped cream. Also, try caramel sauce. My favorite is still warm and plain.
Coincidentally, one of my other favorite pound cake recipes is the Amaretto Pound Cake that I shared earlier with you.
Award-winning Mascarpone Pound Cake
- *PLEASE NOTE – Cooking times vary depending on if your oven is calibrated (read How to Calibrate your Oven here.), if you use a light or dark pan, and if your oven is dirty or clean (yes, a dirty oven affects cooking time.) Test your cake before the recommended time and every 5 minutes after. I’ve made this cake over and over, if your cake turns out dry, you’ve baked it too long.
- As well, measure carefully, especially the flour. How do you measure flour? To correctly measure flour, first sift the flour. Then using a spoon or scoop lightly scoop flour out of its container into a measuring cup. Continue filling the cup until it is overflowing, then using the back of a butter knife level the flour. Scooping the measuring cup directly into the flour to fill can result in up to 25% more flour than lightly spooning the flour into the measuring cup. More flour in a recipe will make it dense and dry.
- Use good quality ingredients and real butter! Read some of the differences in name-brand and store-bought ingredients here.
- Allow your eggs, butter, and any cold ingredients to come to room temperature before mixing.
- Finally, I always use salted real butter in my pounds cakes. It’s a personal preference. You can use either salted or unsalted butter.
- My favorite pan for baking pound cakes is this Tube Pan.
Award-winning Mascarpone Pound Cake
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temperature, salted or unsalted, I use this
- 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening I use this
- 8 ounces mascarpone room temperature
- 6 large eggs room temperature
- 3 cups granulated white sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour recommended
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract I use this
- 1 teaspoon butter extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
Instructions
- Coat a 10-inch tube pan or bundt pan with solid vegetable shortening, then sprinkle with granulated sugar. Or, spray with cake release, my favorite!
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter, shortening, and mascarpone until smooth.
- Add sugar and beat until fluffy, mixture will lighten in color slightly.
- Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition.
- Slowly add flour to mixture and combine.
- Add vanilla, butter, and almond extracts and combine.
- Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour and 15 to 20 minutes or until pick inserted in center comes out clean or with 'dry' crumbs.
- Allow to cool on the countertop on a wire rack 15 minutes before inverting on a serving tray. Cool completely before covering.
- Cake can be stored in an air-tight container on the counter-top for 3 to 4 days or refrigerator for one week.
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Debra Peterson says
this was the best pound cake I’ve ever made! I chose this recipe because I happened to have some mascarpone.
I used 3 sticks butter, 21/2 c sugar, cake flour, which I sifted into a bowl with 11/2 top salt, and just vanilla extract. I also beat the butter/sugar mixture 8 minutes on speed 6 in my stand mixer and it was so light and fluffy. I baked in 3- 8×4 loaf pans about 45-50 minutes.
Thanks for an awesome recipe!
Katrina says
I made this tonight. It was my first time making a pound cake, ever. This cake was sooooo delicious! It was light. It was fluffy/flaky. It was moist. It was just the right amount of sweet. It smelled amazing while baking. I surprised my own self with how well this turned out. I will definitely make it again. Oh! I used Softasilk cake flour, cup for cup, instead of all purpose baking flour. I didn’t have any issues. I will definitely bake this again. Thank you for sharing.
Stephanie says
Paula, Do you think it would work to add 1/4 – 12/ cup Amaretto (or rum, etc.) like your other pound cake ?
Paula says
I think it would be wonderful. I’d try 1/4 cup.
Janelle says
This looks amazing! I have some mascarpone cheese to use up. I don’t have shortening. Is there something I could substitute instead of the shortening? Thank you!
Paula says
You can use butter.
Holli says
Can I half this recipe and put in a loaf pan?
Paula says
yes
Athena says
I dont have a tube pan or a bundt pan. Can I make this in loaf pans. If so how many and how long do I cook them?
Paula says
You can cook them in loaf pans. Not knowing how large your’s are, I’d start checking them at 45 minutes
Jacki says
OMG this pound cake is DELICIOUS! I subbed King Arthur’s GF cup for cup flour to make it gluten free and it came out perfect. Had to cook about 15 minutes more than original recipe. I seem to have to do that when I sub GF flour on most recipes. TY for this one!
Paula says
I am so happy you commented this! I get asked about subbing gf flour a lot and I haven’t had much success with gf flour. I’ll pass this on, thank you!
HBG says
If I leave out the butter extract, will it make a huge difference taste-wise? Can I sub more almond or vanilla extract instead?
Paula says
Yes you can leave it out or you can sub either almond or vanilla. I like both
colleen says
I am gathering up the ingredients, will make shortly, I am very surprised there isn’t any baking soda or baking powder
Paula says
The eggs are the leavening agent
Victoria says
I made this today!! Never made one before..
I added 100g white chocolate and a punnet of fresh raspberries at the end..plus 1 less cup of sugar. ..we can’t get shortening here in the UK..so I used 1/2 cup of suet instead. .came out lovely. .definitely be using this recipe again. .Thank you 😊
ally says
Wonderful recipe…I love poundcake, too. So, I’m gonna definitely be making this! Thanks, luv! xo ~ally
Michele Schnieders says
I want to make your pound cake it sounds awesome. I too love delicious pound cakes and I am constantly trying different ones. I noticed in your recipe for certain items indicated specific manufactures but the recipe has deleted the names of them for example the flour—I was wondering if you could share which brands you use. I do believe specific brands do make a difference. When people say they do not—I just shake my head. I would greatly appreciate it if you could tell me the specific brand that you use to make the cake. If it is not possible I fully understand. If this is the situation please do let me know so that I am aware that you did at least read this email and try to address my wish. Thank you in advance for sharing your recipe and have a wonderful day day kindly—-I am not going to rate the recipe since I have not yet made it.
Paula says
Hey Michele, if you’ll click the blue link “I use this” or “recommended” it’ll take you directly to the product I use. I have found this is the easiest way to show that. You don’t have to purchase it through that link.
Paula says
And for the butter and almond extracts, I use McCormick brand
Shawn says
Made this pound cake recipe as a trial run for an upcoming event. Hands down this is the BEST POUND CAKE I’ve ever made. Rich, moist and just flowing with flavor. I can’t wait to try some of your other recipes. I’ll definitely make this for my moms “coffee group” this upcoming week.
Paula says
So happy to hear! Thank you!
Sheila says
Has anyone ever used almond flour to make this particular cake? If so, how did it turn out?
Julie @ Back To My Southern Roots says
I love pound cake, too! Such a great recipe!
Christine says
I tried your recipe today, I was looking for a cake recipe to use up the Marscapone cheese I had. After making the batter I thought it looked good and thick and said to myself this is going to be good, I put it in the oven, set the timer and about 30 mins in I thought I was smelling something burning but I let it slide, the smell got a little stronger so I went to check the oven to make sure the temp was correct which it was, that is when I looked in the oven and saw batter all in the bottom of my stove. I have never had that to happen to me. The cake never baked, even though it had baked over I decided to let it finish and at the end of 1.15 hrs I pulled it out and had a gooey mess left. There was a little crusting on top which I tasted and it was so good, I hate this happened, what do you think was the problem? One thing I noticed there was a separation of the grease in the gooey mess, I used the 1 cup butter and 1/2 cup crisco butter flavor vegetable shortening as stated in the recipe. I hate to be defeated so I was thinking of making it again and use just all butter instead. I gave it a 5 star anyway because the little taste I had I enjoyed
Dorothy says
Did you ever freeze this pound cake ?
Joy B says
I have made this pound cake twice now. The first one was devoured by my family. Second was a gift. Going to get ingredients to make a third for Christmas Eve. Do I need to tell you that this Cake is amazing
Paula says
I’m so happy you like it!
Grace says
Just made this cake. Tasted great and the texture was perfect. I don’t think I would sprinkle sugar in the pan next time. It was a little too sweet. Also, may cut the shortening in half to see how it affects the crumb.
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says
Looks so perfect! Definitely a must try!
Allyson Zea says
Wow this cake looks absolutely mouth watering!
Jamielyn says
OH MY this looks AMAZING!! Pound cake is one of my favorites!
Amy says
Wow! What a great pound cake! I have to get it baking up soon!
Dee says
MMM this looks delicious! Pound cake is one of my all-time favorite desserts so I can’t wait to try this!!
Chrissie Baker says
Ohhh I can’t WAIT to try this cake! That sounds so flavorful! One of my favs. I bet those flavors are amazing! This cake is incredibly beautiful !!!
Kathy Jones says
What are your 5 favorite pound cakes?
Paula says
Not in order (because I don’t know which is my very favorite)
Amaretto – https://www.callmepmc.com/amaretto-pound-cake/
Old Fashioned Blue Ribbon – https://www.callmepmc.com/old-fashioned-blue-ribbon-pound-cake/
Whipping Cream – https://www.callmepmc.com/whipping-cream-pound-cake-recipe/
Mascarpone – Award-winning Mascarpone Pound Cake
Close call for the last one between the Orange Zest and the Key Lime, bu tI lean more toward the Orange Zest.
https://www.callmepmc.com/scratch-made-orange-zest-pound-cake-with-orange-curd/
https://www.callmepmc.com/scratch-made-key-lime-pound-cake-recipe-with-key-lime-glaze/
Allison says
This looks amazing! I want a big slice with my cup of coffee right now. Trying this soon!