Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy.
• 2 add eggs, one at a time, beating will after each addition.
• 3 beat in extracts.
• 4 combine the flour, baking powder and salt; beat into creamed mixture until blended.
• 5 transfer to a greased and floured 10 inch fluted tube pan.
• 6 bake at 325 for 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 7 cool for 10 minutes; remove from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.