8 oz. cream cheese, room temperature
2 sticks butter, room temperature (8 oz.)
1 1/2 c. sugar
4 lg. eggs
2 tbsp. sour cream
2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
2 1/4 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 325 degrees and butter and flour a 10 cup tube pan. Cream together: cream cheese, butter, and sugar. Add eggs and mix thoroughly. Add sour cream and vanilla. Add flour, baking powder, and salt, and chocolate chips. Mix just until flour is incorporated. Spoon into prepared pan and tap to smooth the batter.

Bake 1 hour or 1 hour and 10 minutes. Remove to wire rack, cool 10 minutes and remove from pan. When completely cool dust with powdered sugar and serve with whipped cream.