2 1/4 c Cake flour
2 ts Baking powder
1 c Butter; softened
8 oz Cream cheese; softened
1 1/2 c Sugar
4 lg Eggs
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 ts Lemon rind; grated
2 tb Rum OR brandy OR cognac
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 —–