🍓🍍 Strawberry Pineapple Pound Cake

🧾 Ingredients

🍰 Cake:

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
• 8 oz (225g) cream cheese (softened)
• 2 ½ cups sugar
• 5 large eggs
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup crushed pineapple (well drained)
• 1 cup fresh strawberries (chopped)

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🍍 Glaze:

• 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
• 2–3 tbsp pineapple juice
• 1–2 tbsp strawberry puree (optional for color & flavor)
• ½ tsp vanilla

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1️⃣ Prep

1. Preheat oven to 160°C (325°F).
2. Grease and flour a bundt pan.

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2️⃣ Batter

1. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
2. Beat butter + cream cheese until smooth.
3. Add sugar and beat until fluffy.
4. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well.
5. Mix in vanilla.
6. Gradually add dry ingredients.
7. Gently fold in pineapple and strawberries.

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3️⃣ Bake

1. Pour batter into pan and smooth top.
2. Bake 75–85 minutes until golden and set.
3. Cool in pan 15 minutes, then transfer to rack.

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4️⃣ Glaze

1. Mix powdered sugar with pineapple juice and strawberry puree.
2. Drizzle over cooled cake 🍰✨

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🔥 Tips

• Drain pineapple VERY well to avoid soggy cake
• Toss strawberries in a little flour to prevent sinking
• Don’t overmix → keeps it soft and tender