Nana's Chocolate Chip Brandy Pound Cake

My MIL was a caterer for many years--this is one of her best recipes, and one that all 9 of her grandchildren could not wait to devour!!!

• Ready In: 2 hrs 25 mins
• Yields: 1 pound cake

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1  cup butter, softened
• 2  cups  superfine sugar
• 1  tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2  tablespoons brandy
• 4  large eggs
• 2 1⁄4 cups flour
• 1  tablespoon cornstarch
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 (12 ounce) package  mini chocolate chips, at room temp

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
2. Cream the cream cheese and the butter together until light and fluffy.
3. Add the sugar and cream well.
4. Add the vanilla and the brandy, mixing well.
5. Add the eggs one at a time, mixing well each time.
6. Sift the flour, cornstarch and baking powder together, and fold in the chocolate chips.
7. Add the dry ingredients/chips to the egg/sugar mixture gradually, mixing well after each addition.
8. Heavily grease a bundt or a 10 inch tube pan, and pour the cake batter into the pan.
9. Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
10. Reduce the oven heat to 300 degrees and bake for another 1 hour and 20 minutes.