Lemon Poppy Seed Cake

I got a great recipe book entitled, Hello Cupcake during the holidays and I am dying to use it and if I get a chance to finally bake something good especially if I'm craving and wanting to de-stress! So, baking is a way to do it, at least for me. I wanna share it and hope you can tweak it a little bit to call it your own. You can make some cup cakes out of this recipe as well. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoon poppy seeds
1teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel

Procedure:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (175 degrees).
2. Whisk together the flour, poppy seeds, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl.
3. In another medium bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the cream cheese, butter, and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
4. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture alternately with the milk in batches, beginning and ending with the flour mixture and beating just until blended. Stir in the lemon peel.
5. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
6. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
7. Let it cool and you can enjoy it without any guilt!