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sour cream pound cake

(13 RATINGS)
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LisaMeehan avatar
Waynesboro, VA
Updated on Feb 28, 2023

This is the best pound cake ever! The combination of the three flavorings is delicious. For years I never shared this recipe with anyone because it was my signature dish for potlucks, funerals, parties, etc.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Tender and perfectly sweet, this is the perfect old-fashioned pound cake. There's a slight citrus undertone from the added flavorings. The top forms a slightly sugary crust, while the cake itself is soft and billowy. A delicious light dessert that can be served in a bunch of ways. For example, at brunch with fresh fruit, sliced with raspberry or chocolate sauce and whipped cream, or as a plain slice dusted with powdered sugar. Yum!

— The Test Kitchen
prep time 20 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Bake
yield 16 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 teaspoon butter flavoring

How To Make sour cream pound cake

Test Kitchen Tips
We used real butter, not margarine, and it baked for the recommended time.
  • Creaming sugar, shortening, and butter.
    Step 1
    Preheat oven to 325 F. Cream sugar with shortening and butter (or margarine).
  • Beating in eggs.
    Step 2
    Beat in eggs.
  • Beating in sour cream.
    Step 3
    Then beat in sour cream.
  • Flour and baking powder combined in a bowl.
    Step 4
    Combine flour and baking powder.
  • Adding flour to the batter.
    Step 5
    Alternate adding the flour mixture and milk.
  • Alternatively with the flour slowly add milk.
    Step 6
    Add a little milk at a time.
  • Vanilla extract and flavorings added to batter.
    Step 7
    Stir in vanilla and flavorings.
  • Batter poured into a greased tube pan.
    Step 8
    Bake for 1-1/2 hours in a well-greased tube pan.
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