3 c. cake flour (sifted)
1/4 tsp. salt
3 sticks butter
1 (8 oz.) cream cheese
3 c. sugar
6 lg. eggs
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 tbsp. baking powder

Remember: Do not preheat oven and save 2 tablespoons cake batter for butter sauce.

Cream butter and cheese well. Add sugar, eggs, flour (mixed with salt and baking powder). Alternate between each. Beat with electric mixer 4 minutes between each addition. Add vanilla last. Pour into pound cake pan sprayed with Bakers Joy. Put in cold oven, 325 degrees, 1 1/2 hours. Serve with butter sauce.

1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1 egg yolk
2 tbsp. milk
2 tbsp. cake batter