Fruit Cocktail Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup margarine, room temperature
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 eggs
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 (17 ounce) can fruit cocktail, drained
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 2 line 2 9x5x3-inch loaf pans with heavy foil, leaving 1/2-inch collar.
• 3 coat generously with margarine.
• 4 combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl and blend well.
• 5 add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition.
• 6 alternately add flour and baking powder, mixing well.
• 7 fold in fruit cocktail and nuts.
• 8 divide between pans.
• 9 bake until tester comes out dry, about 1 hour.
• 10 let cool 5- 10 mins before removing from pans.
• 11 cool completely on rack.