Sour Cream Pound Cake by The Careless Cook

 

Today your favorite, The Careless Cook offers a delicious, crowd-pleasing Sour Cream Pound Cake.  From the drool on your lips I knew you’d be excited! Well, at least the few subscribers to my blog are excited. Yes, they are few. But do I have tears soaking my apron and sogging my dough? Hardly. The Careless Cook smiles and sends his best to the lucky few.

 

Very nice older ladies, that I barely knew, begged for this recipe. Free Martinis will do that to the elderly. I’m happy Uber helped them find their way to their homes. I didn’t have enough beds. And besides, they were elderly.

 

No casualties.  Didn’t need a first time.

 

Have you ever made pound cakes? Most folks bake it in a Bundt pan, but not the Careless Cook! He uses a ceramic, four-sided, 9 x 12/5, pan, well-greased. But, do what you will. I do.

 

Ingredients (stand by for a cholesterol infusion)

 

2 sticks of butter (one cup) I softened the butter in the microwave

3 cups of sugar

6 large eggs

3 cups all-purpose flour

¼ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream

2 good splashes of vanilla extract.  

 

I make my own vanilla extract. Vanilla beans (Amazon) chopped and soaking in vodka or bourbon or what you have left from last night. Takes a month or two, but saves money and I think it tastes better. Lots of recipes on the net.

 

Putin’ it together

 

Heat the oven to 325 deg

 

Put sugar and butter in a big bowl and whip until fluffy. I used a hand held, electric mixer.

 

Toss in the eggs one or two at a time and mix well.

 

Stir in the salt, baking powder, and flour and mix, but not too long, just enough.

 

Toss in the sour cream and vanilla extract and mix until you have a smooth batter.

 

Pour the batter in the greased pan and put it in the oven for about an hour, or until the top is light brown. Use the knife test to be sure.   

 

Every oven is different, so always take a peek a time or two along the way.

 

Put on icing if you must, but I don’t must. Went to a “Garden Party to be with my Old Friends”

and they not only devoured the cake, they scraped up the crumbs.

 

The first thing people think:  This take too long! No it ain’t! Takes about 30 minutes and the rest of the time the oven does the work.  Hey! The Careless Cook doesn’t use a recipe that cuts into football or drinking time!  Wait a sec. Those are both the same!

 

You’re gonna love this recipe!