Irish Pound Cake

This Irish-style pound cake is packed with flavor from tangy cream cheese, rich butter, and a hint of spice and Irish whiskey making it truly delicious!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 454 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 1 (1.5 fluid ounce) jigger Irish whiskey
• 6 large eggs, at room temperature
• 0.125 teaspoon ground mace

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a tube pan.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Step 3

Beat butter and cream cheese with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in sugar until well blended. Mixture should be noticeably lighter in color.

Step 4

Add eggs one at a time, allowing each to blend completely into butter mixture before adding the next. Beat in all-purpose flour with last egg. Stir in self-rising flour until just combined. Stir in mace, vanilla, and whiskey. Transfer to the prepared tube pan.