Cream Cheese Poundcake
INGREDIENTS
- 1-1/2 cups Butter, softened
- 1 (8 ounce) package Cream cheese, softened
- 3 cups Sugar
- 6 large Eggs
- 1-1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1/8 tsp Salt
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
- Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer for 2 minutes or until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating for 5 to 7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until eggs are fully incorporated. Add vanilla.
- Combine flour and salt, gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended after each addition. Pour batter into a greased and floured 10" tube pan.
- Half-fill a loaf pan with water and place in the oven with the tube pan.
- Bake at 300 degrees for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.