Cranberry Coffee Cake

By á-47

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 tea. vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups flour, divided
• 1 1/2 tea. baking powder
• 1/2 tea. salt
• 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries, patted dry
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preparation

Step 1

In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition.

Combine 2 cups flour,m baking powder and salt; gradually add to butter mixture. Mix remaining flour with cranberries and nuts; fold into batter. Batter will be very thick. Spoon into a greased 10" fluted tube pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 65-70 minutes or until cake tests done. Let stand 5 minutes before removing from the pan. Cool on a wire rack. Before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar.