Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Recipe from Southern Living. Makes 12 servings.



1 1/2 cups butter, softened
1 (8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
3 cups sugar
6 large eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/8 tsp salt
1 Tbsp vanilla extract

Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.

Combine flour and salt; gradually add butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended. Stir in vanilla. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.

Bake at 300 for 1 hour and 45 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes; remove from pan, and let cool completely on wire rack.