Chocolate Chip Walnut Pound Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350F.
2. 2
   and butter and flour a 3-quart bundt pan, knocking out excess flour.
3. 3
   In a bowl whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda.
4. 4
   In another bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
5. 5
   Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, and beat in sour cream and vanilla until combined well.
6. 6
   With mixer on low speed gradually beat in flour mixture until just combined.
7. 7
   Pour about half of batter into prepared pan and sprinkle about half of chocolate chips and walnuts over batter.
8. 8
   Pour remaining batter over walnut mixture, spreading evenly, and sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips and walnuts.
9. 9
   Bake cake in middle of oven 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean, and cool in pan on a rack 1 hour.
10. 10
    Invert cake onto rack and cool completely.