Pound Cake, Mimi's Vanilla

Submitted by a customer - Marianne Peters

Ingredients:

• 1 cup ( 2 sticks) butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
• 1 Tbsp Vanilla Extract, Pure
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups flour
• 1 Tbsp. Ground Vanilla Beans
• 1 Tbsp. baking powder

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F

Beat buitter in a lagre bowl with electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add sugar, beating well after each addition, until light and fluffy. Add cream cheese and vanillla, beat until smooth. Add eggs one at a time.

Combine flour, ground vanilla beans and baking powder. Add to butter mixture and beat until well blended. Pour batter into greased and floured tube pan.

Bake 1 hour or until golden brown. Cool for 15 minutes. Remove cake from pan and cool completely on wire rack. Lightly sprinkle powdered sugar on tops and side.

Serves: 6

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Bread, Vanilla Sweet

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 14 ounces sweetened condensed milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 Tbsp. Ground Vanilla Beans
• 3 tsp. Vanilla Extract, Pure
• 6 to 8 ounces mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 350F

Combine flour, baking soda and ground vanilla beans in one bowl. In another bowl combine and mix shortening, cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, sugar, eggs and vanilla extract. Once thoroughly mixed gradually add the dry ingredients.

Pour batter into greased and floured 11"x7"x1.5" rectangular baking pan. Bake for approximately 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in tyje center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks and serve warm with vanila ice cream.

Serves: 6

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