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my aunt's pound cake

(5 ratings)
Recipe by
Teresa Howell
Cusseta, GA

I REMEMBER THIS POUND CAKE BECAUSE MY AUNT USE TO MAKE THIS CAKE EVERY WEEKEND, AND IT WAS SO MOIST AND TASTY, AND AS KIDS WE COULD'T CLEAN OUR PLATE FAST ENOUGH JUST FOR OUR AUNT'S POUND CAKE AND ICE CREAM.......

(5 ratings)
yield 6 TO 8
prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min

Ingredients For my aunt's pound cake

  • 3 stick
    unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3 c
    sugar
  • 6 lg
    eggs, room temperature
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp
    lemon extract
  • 3 c
    all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 c
    sour cream

How To Make my aunt's pound cake

  • 1
    PREHEAT OVEN TO 325 DEGREES F. GREASE AND FLOUR A 9 1/2 BY 3 3/8 - INCH BUNDT PAN.
  • 2
    CREAM 3 STICKS OF BUTTER AND SUGAR TOGETHER ON MEDIUM-HIGH SPEED UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY.
  • 3
    ADD EGGS, ONE AT A TIME, BEATING WELL AFTER EACH ADDITION. ADD THE VANILLA AND LEMON EXTRACT AND MIX WELL.
  • 4
    IN A MEDIUM BOWL, SIFT TOGETHER FLOUR, SALT, AND BAKING SODA.
  • 5
    ADD 1/3 OF DRY MIXTURE TO CREAMED MIXTURE AND BEAT ON LOW UNTIL MIXED.MIX IN HALF OF THE SOUR CREAM.
  • 6
    ALTERNATE BETWEEN THE FLOUR MIXTURE AND SOUR CREAM.
  • 7
    POUR CAKE MIXTURE INTO A FLOURED BUNDT PAN AND BAKE FOR 1 1/2 HOURS, OR UNTIL A CAKE TESTER COMES OUT CLEAN.
  • 8
    THEN COOL CAKE IN PAN FOR 15 MINUTES AND THEN REMOVE CAKE FROM PAN AND COOL COMPLETELY ON WIRE RACK.

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