southern pecan sour cream pound cake

Rusk, TX
Updated on Jul 14, 2011

Now this just screams Southern!!!! We love our pecans here in Texas, and your sure to love this also!

prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method ---
yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup chopped pecans
  • 3 cups sifted all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup butter
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 - eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • GLAZE
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How To Make southern pecan sour cream pound cake

  • Step 1
    Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt or tube pan. Sprinkle pecans on bottom of pan; set aside. Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda into a medium bowl; set aside. In a large bowl, cream butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream. Pour batter over pecans in prepared pan.
  • Step 2
    Bake in the preheated oven for 75 to 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 20 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely. To prepare the glaze: In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, orange juice and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Drizzle over cake while still warm.

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