Servings: 1

INGREDIENTS INGREDIENTS
8 oz cream cheese (1 package), softened 8 oz cream cheese (1 package), softened
½ cup butter, 1 stick ½ cup butter, 1 stick
1 ½ cups sugar 1 ½ cups sugar
2 eggs 2 eggs
2 ¼ cups AP flour 2 ¼ cups AP flour
1 ½ teaspoons salt 1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon baking powder 1 tablespoon baking powder
1 cup milk 1 cup milk
zest of 1 orange zest of 1 orange
topping: ¼ cup orange juice topping: ¼ cup orange juice

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 to 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.