Sour Cream Pound Cake

Such a good cake, moist and just right! Ripe juicy slices of peaches with whipped cream on top over a slice is beyond heavenly!!!

Difficulty: Easy

Servings: 10 to 12 servings

Prep Time: 20 mins.   Cook Time: 1 hour 30 mins  

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
3 cups sugar
6 large eggs
3 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 (8oz) container sour cream
1 tsp lemon extract
1/4 tsp almond extract

Directions

Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating just until the yolk disappears.

Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda. Add to butter mixture alternately with sour cream, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat batter at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in extracts. Pour into a greased and floured 12 cup tube pan.

Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 20 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove cake from pan, and cool completely on wire rack.

Categories: Cakes, Desserts

Submitted by: debnfla3 on May 16, 2010