Pound Cake (with Cream Cheese)

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed 1 minute. gradually add sugar, beating well after each addition. beat an additional 5 minutes or until very light and fluffy.
• 2 add cream cheese and vanilla; beat 1 minute.
• 3 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 4 in a seperate bowl combine flour, backing powder, and salt. add to the butter mixture and beat 1 minute or until well blended.
• 5 pour batter into a greased and floured 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan.
• 6 bake 1 hour or until golden brown. cool 10 minutes. loosen from sides of pan with spatula or knife and gentle remove cake. cool completely on wire rack.