Soure Cream pound cake
👩🍳 Step-by-Step Instructions
Step 1: Prep Your Pan & Oven 📐🔥
- Preheat your oven to 325°F (165°C). (Pound cakes love a slow, steady bake!)
- Generously grease a 10-inch or 12-cup Bundt pan or tube pan with shortening or butter, making sure to get into every single ridge. Dust the inside evenly with flour, tapping out any excess.
Step 2: Sift the Dry Ingredients 🌾🥣
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the 3 cups of all-purpose flour, ¼ tsp of baking soda, and ¼ tsp of salt. Set aside.
Step 3: Cream the Butter & Sugar 🧈✨
- In a large mixing bowl (or stand mixer equipped with a paddle attachment), combine the 1 cup of softened butter and ½ cup of shortening. Beat on medium-high speed for about 2 minutes until smooth.
- Gradually add the 3 cups of granulated sugar, beating continuously. Crank the mixer up to medium-high for another 5 full minutes until the mixture is incredibly light, fluffy, and looks like white clouds. Do not rush this step—this incorporates the air needed to make the cake rise!
Step 4: Add the Mix-Ins 🥚🍦
- Turn the mixer down to low. Add the 6 eggs one at a time, beating just until the yellow yolk disappears into the batter before adding the next.
- Stir in the 1 tsp of vanilla extract and ½ tsp of almond extract.
Step 5: Alternate Flour & Sour Cream 🥛🔄
- With the mixer on its lowest setting, add one-third of your flour mixture, followed by half of the sour cream.
- Repeat with another third of the flour, the remaining half of the sour cream, and finish with the last of the flour. Mix just until combined—over-mixing at this stage will make the pound cake tough!
Step 6: Bake to Golden Perfection! ⏰🛎️
- Spoon the thick, luxurious batter into your prepared Bundt pan, smoothing out the top surface with a spatula. Tap the pan firmly on the counter a few times to release any trapped air bubbles.
- Bake at 325°F for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes. The cake is done when a long wooden skewer inserted deep into the center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs attached.
