Cream Cheese Pecan Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. chopped pecans
1 1/2 c. real butter (softened)
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese (softened)
3 c. sugar
6 eggs
3 c. sifted cake flour
dash of salt
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Sprinkle 1/2
cup
pecans in a greased and floured tube pan. Set
aside.
Cream
butter
and cream cheese.
Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating
well
after each addition.
Add flour and salt, stirring until
combined.
Beat until light.
Stir in vanilla and remaining 1 cup pecans.
Pour batter into pan and bake at 325\u00b0 for
1
1/2 hours
or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool in pan 10 minutes.
Remove and cool completely on wire rack.
Serves 12 to 15.