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Ingredients

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, room temperature
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 6 large eggs, room temperature
  • 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups sifted all purpose flour

Method

  • Butter and flour 12-cup Bundt pan.
  • Using electric mixer, beat butter and cream cheese in large bowl until fluffy, about 4 minutes.
  • Add sugar and salt; beat 10 minutes, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl.
  • Add eggs 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.
  • Beat in vanilla.
  • Beat in flour at low speed until batter is smooth (do not overbeat).
  • Transfer batter to pan.
  • Place pan in cold oven.
  • Set temperature at 200F; bake 20 minutes.
  • Increase temperature to 250F; bake 20 minutes.
  • Increase to 275F; bake 10 minutes.
  • Increase to 300F; bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour longer.
  • Cool cake in pan on rack 15 minutes.
  • Turn cake out onto rack; cool completely.
  • (Can be made 3 days ahead.
  • Wrap; store at room temperature.)