Fruit Cocktail Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup margarine, room temperature
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
4 eggs
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 (17 ounce) can fruit cocktail, drained
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Line 2 9x5x3-inch loaf pans with heavy foil, leaving 1/2-inch collar.
Coat generously with margarine.
Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl and blend well.
Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
Alternately add flour and baking powder, mixing well.
Fold in fruit cocktail and nuts.
Divide between pans.
Bake until tester comes out dry, about 1 hour.
Let cool 5- 10 mins before removing from pans.
Cool completely on rack.