Meta'S Pound Cake

Name: Meta'S Pound Cake
Ingredients: 1 c. butter (softened at room temperature); 3 c. sugar; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 3 c. flour, sifted with 1/4 tsp. baking soda; 1 c. sour cream; 6 eggs (at room temperature); 1/2 tsp. lemon extract

7 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 c. butter (softened at room temperature)
3 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 c. flour, sifted with 1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 c. sour cream
6 eggs (at room temperature)
1/2 tsp. lemon extract

Directions

1

Thoroughly cream butter and sugar.
2

Add extracts.
3

Add eggs, one at a time.
4

Beat well.
5

On low speed, stir in the sifted flour and soda mixture.
6

Add sour cream and stir to combine.
7

Using a tube pan or three loaf pans, cut wax paper to fit the bottom of pan or pans.
8

Spray pans well with cooking oil and line with paper.
9

Place the cake in the middle of the oven with a pan of hot water on the bottom rack of oven, which should be heated to 300°. Bake until cake tests done, about 1 1/2 hours or a little longer, about 1 hour and 15 minutes for loaf pans.