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Pound Cake

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  • Servings: 14
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 80m
  • The following recipe serves 14 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup butter, room temperature (do not sub margarine or shortening!)
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 to 4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.

  • Step 2: Set oven rack to second-lowest position.

  • Step 3: Grease a bundt pan (or can be baked in loaf pans).

  • Step 4: Sift together flour, baking powder and salt.

  • Step 5: Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Add sour cream and mix until well combined.

  • Step 6: Add flour to butter mixture, alternately with the eggs, incorporating well after each addition. Add vanilla.

  • Step 7: Pour batter in prepared bundt pan.

  • Step 8: Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean when tested.

  • Step 9: Cool then slice.

  • Step 10: Serve slices with fruit and sweetened whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.


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