Cream Cheese Pound cake

•  3 tbsp turbinado sugar
• 3/4 lb or 3 sticks of unsalted, room temperature butter
• 8 oz softened cream cheese
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 6 EXTRA LARGE eggs at room temperature
• 3 cups sifted cake flour (sifted AFTER measuring)
• 1 tsp salt

1. Whip the butter and cream cheese with the sugar until very creamy and light.
2. Add in the eggs, one at a time
3. Mix in the vanilla
4. Combine the flour and salt and add to the butter mixture
5. Divide between two prepared loaf pans and bake at 325 for 60-70 minutes
6. Allow it to cool before removing.