Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread

1 cup butter

8 oz package cream cheese, softened

1 1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

4 eggs

2 cups flour

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

2 cups fresh cranberries

1/2 cup chopped pecans

Preheat over to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x5 inch loaf pan or a bundt pan.

Cream butter, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing well. Mix well with a whisk. 

Slowly mix dries into wet batter until combined. Fold in cranberries and pecans.

Pour into prepared baking pan and bake at 350 degrees for 60-75 minutes.

Optional: Combine the juice of one orange and 1 cup powdered sugar. Mix well until lumps disappear. Pour over hot cake in the pan, as soon as it comes out of the oven. 

Recipe modified from http://julieseatsandtreats.com