Orange Cream Cheese Loaf

INGREDIENTS:

8 oz cream cheese (1 package), softened

½ cup butter, 1 stick

1 ½ cups sugar

2 eggs

2 ¼ cups AP flour

1 ½ teaspoons salt

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 cup milk

zest of 1 orange

topping: ¼ cup orange juice

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 375 and grease a bread loaf pan.

In a large bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter. Add sugar and eggs and beat until light and fluffy.

In a small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Once thoroughly combined, slowly add the dry ingredients and milk to the wet ingredients.

Mix orange zest into the batter …