Chocolate Chip Pound Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 18
• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened (no substitutes)
• 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 3 cups sugar
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups flour
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cups miniature chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325f degrees.
• 2 grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.
• 3 combine the butter and cream cheese in a large mixing bowl.
• 4 beat until well blended.
• 5 add the sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.
• 6 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition (this is an important step because the eggs add the leavening to the cake).
• 7 add the flour, alternately with the milk, starting and ending with flour.
• 8 stir in chocolate chips.
• 9 pour into a prepared pan and bake for about 1½ hours, or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean, when inserted near the center of the cake.
• 10 remove from pan immediately and turn upright onto a serving plate.
• 11 allow cake to cool before slicing.