Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Serious Eats

Sep 3, 2025

This Retro Pound Cake Is Fluffy, Rich, and Swirled with Chocolate

Philly Fluff is a nostalgic Bundt cake from New York and New Jersey bakeries, made with cream cheese, butter, and shortening for a rich, fluffy crumb. Learn the technique that makes it so tender—and how to nail the signature chocolate swirl.