(Chocolate Chip) Pound Cake

Whimsical Bakehouse

8 oz (2 sticks) unsalted butter
8 oz cream cheese
1 ½ c sugar
2 tbsp sour cream
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 large eggs
2 ¼ c cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 c semisweet chocolate chips

Grease and flour 2 9-inch round pans. Preheat oven to 350. All ingredients should be room temperature.

With a mixer, beat the butter until light and fluffy. Add cream cheese, mix, add sugar, mix a lot, add sour cream and vanilla, mix, add eggs (one at a time).

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and add to butter/egg mixture – beat on low speed until smooth.

Stir in chocolate chips by hand.

Pour into prepared pans and bake for 25 to 35 minutes. Cool on wire racks for 15 minutes before taking out of pans.