How to Make Pound Cake

While the recipe for how to make pound cake has grown more complex over the years, pound cake as we know it today still harkens back to those four simple ingredients to create a rich, elegant cake of dense buttery goodness.

what you'll need

• 1 1/2 cups butter
• 6 eggs
• 1 8 ounce carton dairy sour cream
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• Fresh strawberries and blackberries (optional)

step by step

1. Allow butter, eggs, and sour cream to stand at room temperature for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan. Set aside.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour and baking soda; set aside.
3. In a large mixer bowl, beat butter with a stand mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Gradually add sugar, beating about 10 minutes or until very light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add vanilla. Add flour mixture and sour cream alternately to egg mixture, beating on low to medium speed after each addition until just combined. Spread batter in the prepared pan.
5. Bake in a 325 degree F oven for 1-1/2 hours or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in a pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool thoroughly on a wire rack. If you like, garnish with fresh berries. Makes 16 servings.

NUTRITION INFORMATION
Per Serving: cal. (kcal) 433, Fat, total (g) 22, chol. (mg) 132, carb. (g) 55, sodium (mg) 226, Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet