This Birthday Pound Cake is a soft, rich cream cheese pound cake filled with rainbow sprinkles.Based on my popular Cream Cheese Pound Cake, it stays buttery and tender while the jimmies add bright color and a fun, celebratory feel.A simple glaze drips over the top for an easy bakery-style finish.

It is perfect for birthdays, parties, holidays, or any day that needs a little extra color and cheer! Want to save this recipe?Just enter your email and get it sent to your inbox! Plus you’ll get new recipes from us every week!Email *Save Recipe Ingredients & Substitutions Cream Cheese: Full-fat brick-style cream cheese gives this pound cake its rich flavor and incredibly tender texture.Be sure it is at room temperature so it blends smoothly with the butter.Butter: I use unsalted butter to control the salt in the recipe.

If using salted butter, you can still make the cake, but expect a slightly saltier flavor.Granulated Sugar: Sugar sweetens the cake while also helping create a light, fluffy batter when beaten with the butter and cream cheese.Eggs: Room-temperature eggs mix more easily into the batter and help create the dense yet soft crumb that makes pound cake so irresistible.

Vanilla Extract: Vanilla adds warmth and enhances the buttery, cream cheese flavor.Pure vanilla extract gives the best flavor, but imitation vanilla will also work.Cake Flour: Cake flour keeps the crumb soft and tender.

If you only have all-purpose flour, you can

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