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Ingredients
- 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 6 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together. Add the sour cream and mix until incorporated. Sift the baking soda and flour together. Add to the creamed mixture alternating with eggs, beating each egg 1 at a time. Add the vanilla and pour the mixture into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Bake for 1 hour 20 minutes.
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By chef tommy ell
Philadelphia
on June 14, 2013
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My pound cake came out perfect! I read some of the reviews while mine was in the oven and was worried that it would be tasteless. The taste is delicious. Moist, sweet, and buttery. I think the people who complained about the taste may not have followed the recipe correctly. I can't wait to make this again.
By carolvannostrand1
Fredericktown, 75
on May 30, 2013
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I have a recipe from my grandmother that is very similar, with the following changes. I also separate the egg yolks and whites. Beat the egg whites are until very stiff. Fold into batter after all other ingredients have been well blended. Also, add 1 teaspoon of salt and change vanilla to 2 teaspoons and baking soda to 1/4 teaspoon. Add soda to sour cream and stir. You can also use 1 teaspoon of vanilla and 1 teaspoon of almond extract. This recipe makes one of the best pound cakes you'll ever eat.
By mainelle_7027983
East Greenbush, NY
on May 24, 2013
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I'd give 4.5 if that were an option. I virtually never bake. But I'm a huge fan of sour cream. I made this cake today. It made way more batter than I though it would so I had to change pans at the last minute. I used my Corningware pan. It just came out of the oven when I was reading the reviews (I did cook it for less time than Paula calls for because my oven is old and unpredicatble... so I watched it and took it out when it began turning brown on top. The flavor is top notch. I just brought a piece to my husband with some fresh strawberries (plan on serving it for desert with mascerated berries and fresh whipped cream and he said "yum, hon". He is rather easy to please but I really loved the flavor. I will try this again and half the recipe and maybe add some more sour cream to add some more moistness. I don't understand the comments about it lacking flavor. And I DID use salted butter because, well, salt makes everything better.
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