CopyCat Starbucks Raspberry Swirl Pound Cake Recipe
on May 18, 2014, Updated Oct 21, 2020
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Oh my goodness this CopyCat Starbucks Raspberry Swirl Pound Cake Recipe is hands down my new favorite love. I am not just overly excited on this one. Trust me! This stuff is THE BEST. Normally when I spoil myself with a treat at Starbucks I choose to snag a piece of Starbucks Lemon Loaf (You can see my CopyCat Starbucks Lemon Loaf Recipe here if you have yet to give it a try). Yesterday my daughter and I had to finish up her last minute Prom necessities at Target. Most trips to Target we do not make it out the door with out splurging on Starbucks. I had been busy with hair appointments and other prom errands all day and I was starving. Of course the bakery display caught my eye. Since I had already blown my budget for the day (Thanks Much Cierra, ha ha), I decided to splurged on a yummy Starbucks Raspberry Swirl Pound Cake. Oh my! Oh my! Why have I not tried a piece of this yummy pound cake in the past?
CopyCat Starbucks Raspberry Swirl Pound Cake Recipe
I brought home a tiny piece for my hubby to give a try as I felt the need to share with him for some reason, lol. He was in immediate heaven too! In the back of my mind I knew I had to make a copycat of this one no doubt! If I couldn’t make this slice of heaven at home, kiss my weekly budget good-bye!
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I set out this morning to recreate a CopyCat Starbucks Raspberry Swirl Pound Cake Recipe. I banged it out first try. I nibbled on my small piece of Starbucks I had saved and then nibbled on my creation. I am excited to say my budget is safe for no, ha ha. At least on Starbucks that is.
Normally I would complain that the princess had me out spending on her again. If I would not have been shopping I may not have tried the Starbucks Raspberry Swirl Pound Cake. All of her splurging on last minute prom essentials was well worth it. She looked gorgeous for her Senior Prom and Mom is happy to have all the spending behind us. Isn’t she a beauty?
Mom was a bit stressed with no makeup and no time to fix up her own hair, ha ha! Oh and this will not be the last time Cierra makes an appearance. I am hoping to have her blogging with me most of the summer.
Ok, back to this yummy CopyCat Starbucks Raspberry Swirl Pound Cake Recipe. Whipping this one up was easier than I thought. Just grab your pound cake mix and a few other items and you will be enjoying a Raspberry Swirl Pound Cake in no time at all.
INGREDIENTS
POUND CAKE:
1 box Pound Cake mix
1/4 cup softened Butter
2 eggs
2/3 cup Milk
1 tsp Lemon Juice
1/3 cup seedless Raspberry Fruit Spread
6 drops Red Food Coloring (optional)
ICING:
8 oz softened Cream Cheese
1 cup Powdered Sugar
1 tsp Lemon Juice
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350.
Grease and flour 9×5 loaf pan.
Combine cake mix, milk, butter, eggs and slowly beat until incorporated (30 seconds).
Beat at medium an additional 2 minutes.
Transfer about 1/3 of batter to another bowl.
Add raspberry spread and food coloring to new bowl and stir to mix well.
All lemon juice to first bowl and mix well.
Add a layer of white batter to pan.
Add alternating layers of red and white.
Bake 55-60 minutes.
Allow to cool.
Beat cream cheese on medium-high speed until light and fluffy (4-5 minutes).
Add powdered sugar and mix until combined
Add lemon juice mixing on low until smooth.
This CopyCat Starbucks Raspberry Swirl Pound Cake was so simple. I barely had patience waiting on it to bake.
I was a bit worried that my swirls would not swirl correctly. To my surprise, they came out perfect.
if you are a fan of Raspberries you should definitely give this CopyCat Starbucks Raspberry Swirl Pound cake a try! If you frequent Starbucks much…having this recipe at home to make will save you some big $$’s.
Looking for other Copycat Starbucks Recipes? If so be sure to check out my CopyCat Starbucks Strawberries & Creme Frappuccino Recipe, CopyCat Starbucks Passion Tea Lemonade Recipe, CopyCat Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino Recipe, Starbucks Caramel Frappuccino Cupcakes Recipe, CopyCat Starbucks Egg Salad Sandwich Recipe, and also my CopyCat Starbucks Lemon Loaf. I love saving $$’s by making Copycat Recipes at home. You can see all the different CopyCat Recipes I have shared here.
CopyCat Starbucks Raspberry Swirl Pound Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box Pound Cake mix
- 1/4 cup softened Butter
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup Milk
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
- 1/3 cup seedless Raspberry Fruit Spread
- 6 drops Red Food Coloring, optional
- ICING:
- 8 oz softened Cream Cheese
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar
- 1 tsp Lemon Juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Grease and flour 9x5 loaf pan.
- Combine cake mix, milk, butter, eggs and slowly beat until incorporated (30 seconds).
- Beat at medium an additional 2 minutes.
- Transfer about 1/3 of batter to another bowl.
- Add raspberry spread and food coloring to new bowl and stir to mix well.
- All lemon juice to first bowl and mix well.
- Add a layer of white batter to pan.
- Add alternating layers of red and white.
- Bake 55-60 minutes.
- Allow to cool.
- Beat together 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup cream cheese until smooth.
- Slowly add in powdered sugar mixing until smooth.
- Ice the top of the cooled pound cake.
- Beat cream cheese on medium-high speed until light and fluffy (4-5 minutes).
- Add powdered sugar and mix until combined
- Add lemon juice mixing on low until smooth.
I made this mix a long time ago and it was fantastic.
If I want wanted to make this again, but don’t have a box mix, what proportion of flour/sugar do I use?
I love the Raspberry Loaf I buy at Starbuck’s…and am going to make this for breakfast this morning…but the frosting they currently use is not a cream cheese base…I would love an updated icing to this recipe. I love to bake and am familiar with an icing that is cream cheese and one that is simply made from powdered sugar, vanilla and water/milk.