Cream Cheese Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar

• 1 (8 ounce)  cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened (3 sticks)
• 6 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
• 1 teaspoon orange flavoring
• 1 teaspoon lemon flavoring
• 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. 1

   With an electric mixer cream sugar, cream cheese and butter.

2. 2

   Add eggs, one at a time and beat well after each. Add flavorings.

3. 3

   Sift baking powder, salt and flour together. By hand mixing, add to cream mixture by one-thirds and beat ONLY until blended. (Do not overbeat).

4. 4

   Grease and flour a 10" tube pan. Fill mixture into pan.

5. 5

   Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes.

6. 6

   Let cake cool in pan for 15 minutes and then turn out onto serving plate. Place tube pan back over cake to allow cake to "sweat" and retain moisture.

7. 7

   Cake is better served next day after allowing to "mellow".

8. 8

   Serve and enjoy!