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Old Fashioned Melt In Your Mouth Sour Cream Pound Cake


This Old Fashioned Melt In Your Mouth Sour Cream Pound Cake is easy to make perfect for any occasion.

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Old Fashioned Melt In Your Mouth Sour Cream Pound Cake

I somewhere read that a pound cake is like the little black dress of cakes because it is perfect for any occasion. I would have to agree and add to that statement. You can also accessorize a multitude of ways just like a little black dress. Whipped cream, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, peaches all give my pound cake a little extra fancy.

HOW TO MAKE A POUND CAKE: COMMON QUESTIONS

WHY IS IT CALLED POUND CAKE?

Pound cakes date back to the 1700’s and gets the name because of how it is made. Originally, the recipe called for one pound of butter, one pound of sugar, and one pound of eggs.

Old Fashioned Melt In Your Mouth Sour Cream Pound Cake

WHAT DOES ADDING SOUR CREAM TO A POUND CAKE DO?

.Because of the high fat content and acidity, sour cream adds moisture without thinning the cake batter, adds creaminess, controls browning, and helps to activate the baking soda.

WHY SHOULD I USE CAKE FLOUR VERSUS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR IN A POUND CAKE?

Cake flour is lighter than all-purpose flour. Therefore, it makes a less dense cake.

WHY DO YOU WHIP THE EGGS IN A POUND CAKE?

Egg whites helps the cake to rise and creates great volume! Secondly, the egg whites create a beautiful crispy cracked crust.

LOVE CAKES? LOVE BAKING? HOW ABOUT…

Old Fashioned Melt In Your Mouth Sour Cream Pound Cake! NO FAIL!

Old Fashioned Melt In Your Mouth Sour Cream Pound Cake

Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 6 fresh eggs, yolks and whites separated
  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 1 cup whole sour cream
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 300° F. Grease and flour a bundt cake pan.

Using a stand mixer or a hand mixer, cream the butter and the sugar at medium speed. Next, add the egg yolks and vanilla and continue to mix until light and fluffy.

Whisk together the flour, salt and the baking soda together in a bowl. Add to sugar and butter mixture a little at a time. Next, add the sour cream and mix until combined.

In a separate mixing bowl, beat the egg whites to stiff peaks. Fold the fluffy egg whites into the batter.

Pour the Old Fashioned Melt In Your Mouth Sour Cream Pound Cake batter into the prepared bundt pan.

Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Insert a skewer into the hot cake and pull out gently. It is done if it comes out clean. Continue baking until the skewer comes out clean. Remove the Old Fashioned Melt In Your Mouth Sour Cream Pound Cake from the oven and place on a cooling rack for 15 minutes. Invert the cake onto a pretty cake stand or cake plate.

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Old Fashioned Melt In Your Mouth Sour Cream Pound Cake

Author: Gwyn
This Old Fashioned Melt In Your Mouth Sour Cream Pound Cake is easy to make perfect for any occasion.
3.78 from 44 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Resting Time 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Course Desserts
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 507 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter (unsalted | softened)
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 6 eggs (yolks and whites separated)
  • 3 cups cake flour
  • 1 cup sour cream (whole sour cream)
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 300° F. Grease and flour a bundt cake pan. 
  • Using a stand mixer or a hand mixer, cream the butter and the sugar at medium speed. Next, add the egg yolks and vanilla and continue to mix until light and fluffy. 
  • Whisk together the flour, salt and the baking soda together in a bowl. Add to sugar and butter mixture a little at a time. Next, add the sour cream and mix until combined. 
  • In a separate mixing bowl, beat the egg whites to stiff peaks. Fold the fluffy egg whites into the batter.
  • Pour the Old Fashioned Melt In Your Mouth Sour Cream Pound Cake batter into the prepared bundt pan. 
  • Bake for 1 1/2 hours. Insert a skewer into the hot cake and pull out gently. It is done if it comes out clean. Continue baking until the skewer comes out clean. Remove the Old Fashioned Melt In Your Mouth Sour Cream Pound Cake from the oven and place on a cooling rack for 15 minutes. Invert the cake onto a pretty cake stand or cake plate. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 507kcalCarbohydrates: 75gProtein: 5gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 153mgPotassium: 102mgFiber: 2gSugar: 51gVitamin A: 593IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 42mgIron: 1mg
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