Chocolate Chip Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 ounces cream cheese, cut into small pieces
• 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 2 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup chocolate chips (i like to use milk chocolate chips)
• icing sugar, for dusting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*f.
• 2 greas and flour a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• 3 place the cream cheese, butter and sugar in a food processor and process until smooth (it may be necessary to do this in 3 or 4 batches).
• 4 when smooth, beat in the eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla.
• 5 sift together the flour and baking powder and fold in, along with the chocolate chips.
• 6 spoon into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour, or until skewer inserted in teh center comes out clean.
• 7 let cool for 5 to 10 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• 8 serve dusted with icing sugar.