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Butter-Rich Pound Cake Cupcakes

Dessert 🍰 American

Butter-Rich Pound Cake Cupcakes capture the dense, velvety crumb and gentle vanilla fragrance of traditional pound cake in perfectly portioned treats. Each cupcake is moist yet sturdy, with a creamy richness from butter, cream cheese, and sour cream. Serve them for afternoon coffee, potlucks, or as an elegant dessert topped simply with a dusting of sugar or fresh berries.

  • Prep15 min
  • Cook20 min
  • Serves24
  • DifficultyEasy
Butter-Rich Pound Cake Cupcakes
  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. 2

    Beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth; add the sugar and beat until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each until blended. Stir in the vanilla extract.

  3. 3

    In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Gradually add this to the butter mixture, alternating with the sour cream, beating until blended.

  4. 4

    Spoon the batter into the prepared muffin cups, filling each about 2/3 full.

  5. 5

    Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 24 minutes.

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