CREAM CHEESE POUND CAKE

By mzander

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup · Butter -- softened
• 1 packages · Cream cheese -- softened
• 3 cup · Sugar
• 6 large · Eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoon · Vanilla extract
• 3 cup · All-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon · Salt

Preparation

Step 1

1 Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer 2 minutes or until creamy.
2 Gradually add sugar, beating 5 to 7 minutes.
3 Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.
4 Add vanilla mixing well.
5 Combine flour and salt, gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended after each addition.
6 Pour batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
7 Fill a 2-cup, ovenproof measuring cup with water; place in oven with tube pan.
8 Bake at 300°F for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
9 Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.