my aunt's pound cake

Name: MY AUNT'S POUND CAKE
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 3 stick(s) unsalted butter, room temperature; 3 cup(s) sugar; 6 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon(s) lemon extract; 3 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1/4 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 cup(s) sour cream

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Teresa Howell

Cusseta, GA

Updated on Oct 17, 2011

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.......

Rate

prep time 30 Min

cook time 1 Hr 30 Min

method ---

yield 6 TO 8

Ingredients

3 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
3 cups sugar
6 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sour cream

How To Make my aunt's pound cake

Step 1

PREHEAT OVEN TO 325 DEGREES F. GREASE AND FLOUR A 9 1/2 BY 3 3/8 - INCH BUNDT PAN.

Step 2

CREAM 3 STICKS OF BUTTER AND SUGAR TOGETHER ON MEDIUM-HIGH SPEED UNTIL LIGHT AND FLUFFY.
Step 3

ADD EGGS, ONE AT A TIME, BEATING WELL AFTER EACH ADDITION. ADD THE VANILLA AND LEMON EXTRACT AND MIX WELL.
Step 4

IN A MEDIUM BOWL, SIFT TOGETHER FLOUR, SALT, AND BAKING SODA.
Step 5

ADD 1/3 OF DRY MIXTURE TO CREAMED MIXTURE AND BEAT ON LOW UNTIL MIXED.MIX IN HALF OF THE SOUR CREAM.
Step 6

ALTERNATE BETWEEN THE FLOUR MIXTURE AND SOUR CREAM.
Step 7

POUR CAKE MIXTURE INTO A FLOURED BUNDT PAN AND BAKE FOR 1 1/2 HOURS, OR UNTIL A CAKE TESTER COMES OUT CLEAN.
Step 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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