I made the cake today. It is a really good pound cake. I had to substitute half of the regular flour to half self rising, so I didn't add any more salt. My large eggs were direct from the refrigerator. Had to soften the butter in the microwave so put it on half power (5) for 1 minute. It took a good bit of beating to get the flour all mixed into the sugar, eggs, and cream cheese mixture. I cooked the cake on the bottom rack of my oven, since the heat was only 325. It took 1 hour and 25 minutes to cook. I followed the directions and let the cake sit for 10 minutes then turned it out. I had no problems at all with the cake. No cracks, it stayed together really good. The taste is excellent. I will make this cake again. Everyone enjoyed it.