Yield: 12 Servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
2¼ cup | Cake flour |
2 teaspoons | Baking powder |
1 cup | Butter; softened |
8 ounces | Cream cheese; softened |
1½ cup | Sugar |
4 larges | Eggs |
1 teaspoon | Vanilla extract |
1 teaspoon | Lemon rind; grated |
2 tablespoons | Rum OR brandy OR cognac |
\N \N | Confectioners' sugar |
1. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease 10-inch tube or bundt pan; set aside. Sift together flour and baking powder; set aside.
2. Beat together butter and cream cheese until well blended. Add sugar and beat until light, about 2 minutes. Beat in eggs and flavorings, then carefully blend in flour mixture.
3. Turn batter into prepared pan; bake 75 to 80 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 5 minutes; turn out onto rack to finish cooling. Dust with confectioners' sugar while still warm.
Source: Chicago Tribune, November 6, 1996