1 c. butter
1/2 c. shortening
3 c. sugar
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
3 c. sifted cake flour
6 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Cream butter and shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed with an electric mixer. Add cream cheese, beating until light and fluffy. Alternately add flour and eggs (beginning and ending with flour). Stir in the vanilla.

Pour batter into a greased and floured tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove from pan and let cool completely on a wire rack. Yield: One 10 inch cake.

Note: Decorate by placing a doily or patterned paper over the cake. Dust with powdered sugar.