129 cream cheese cake recipes

When spring arrives, prepare this cake that will have you wishing you baked another one!

Red velvet pound cake baked low and slow in a tube pan with cocoa, shortening, and seven eggs for a dense, velvety crumb. Topped with cream cheese icing.

Georgian fruit buns loaded with diced apples, raisins, prune puree, peach puree, and cream cheese in a spiced wheat dough. A hearty, fruit-packed quick bread from the South.

Lighter chocolate oat squares with low-fat yogurt and just 3 tablespoons of butter, topped with a cocoa cream cheese icing. A fudgy, moist bar that satisfies chocolate cravings without the guilt.

Orange marmalade nut bread with chopped pecans or walnuts and fresh orange zest. A citrusy quick bread served sliced with softened cream cheese.

Mexican corn casserole bakes whole and creamed corn with cornmeal, buttermilk, green chiles, and sharp cheddar into a soft cornbread-meets-souffle bake. A potluck side that scoops like spoonbread.

This decadent cake is made with pineapple, chopped nuts and cream cheese.

Tender cream cheese cookies with lemon zest and a thumbprint of apricot filling, finished with a dusting of powdered sugar.

Fudge nut brownies with a cream cheese-chocolate filling sandwiched between a buttery cookie crust. Loaded with walnuts and semi-sweet chocolate. Freezer-friendly.

A three-layer Christmas cream cake with coconut and walnuts in a buttermilk batter, frosted with cream cheese icing studded with chopped maraschino cherries. Southern holiday baking at its prettiest.

Carrot pineapple cake sweetened with pineapple juice concentrate instead of sugar, spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, topped with cream cheese pineapple icing and pecans.

State fair zucchini cake: a spiced sheet cake with shredded zucchini, walnuts, and golden raisins, topped with a lemon cream cheese frosting. Blue-ribbon classic.

Peanut butter cheesecake baked inside a fudgy brownie crust with a sour cream topping. A rich, chocolate-meets-peanut-butter dessert worthy of a glass slipper.

Three-layer butternut cake with tangy cream cheese frosting and chopped nuts. Rich buttermilk batter laced with butternut flavoring bakes up tender and moist, then gets slathered in a thick, nutty frosting that'll have folks lining up for seconds.

Mini carrot cakes with chutney, coconut, walnuts, and warm spices baked in mini muffin tins. Topped with cream cheese frosting for bite-sized party treats.

Chocolate sauerkraut cake that sounds wild but bakes up incredibly moist and tender. The sauerkraut disappears into the cocoa batter, and a creamy chocolate frosting seals the deal.