Cream Cheese Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 oz. cream cheese
3 sticks of butter
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
3 cups plain flour
2 tsp. vanilla OR lemon extract
pinch of salt

Preparation

Allow cream cheese and butter to reach room temperature and mix together well.
Add 3 cups sugar and mix until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Add flour and salt.
Beat mixture for 3 minutes.
Add flavoring of choice and beat for 2 more minutes.
Pour into a greased and floured tube pan and place in a cool oven. Turn oven to 300 - 325 degrees and bake for 1 1/2 hours.