Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Ingredients

Peggy Givens, Choctaw County

1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened

1 ½ cups butter (3 sticks)

3 cups white sugar

6 large eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp. vanilla extract

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease and sugar a 10 inch tube pan.  In a large mixing bowl cream softened butter and cream cheese until smooth.  Gradually add sugar, mixing well.  Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.  Add flour all at one time – mix in – add vanilla.  Pour into prepared pan.  Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.  Remove cake from oven and cool for about 20 minutes to set.  Remove cake from pan onto your favorite cake plate and enjoy!