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.

Transfer batter to the prepared loaf pan and bake for 55-60 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Let loaf cool for 15 minutes then pour the orange juice over the top. Allow juice to soak in before slicing.