Cream Cheese Pound Cake

1 1/2 cups butter
1 package (8 oz) cream cheese
6 eggs
3 cups sugar
3 cups flour
1 dash salt
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups pecans

Reserve 1/2 cup peacns to sprinkle in bottom of tube pan. Cream butter and cream cheese until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Add flour and salt - stir well. Add vanilla. Add 1 cup peacns.

Bake at 325 F for 1 1/2 hours.