SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE RECIPE
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Sour Cream Pound Cake Recipe is a simple classic and always a crowd-pleaser! It’s creamy and smooth on the inside with a crispy crust on the outside and top. I love that!
This cake takes 90 minutes to bake since it’s so dense but well worth the time. It is flavored with vanilla extract and has a vanilla/buttery combo flavor.
Another ready favorite that you have to try is this Praline Croissant Bread Pudding.
Pans and such
I bake my pound cakes on a cookie sheet to bake. Setting the pan on a cookie sheet may affect the baking time. As well, using a light versus a dark tube pan will affect baking times. For my cakes, I bake in a light pan on a round cookie sheet.
Your
I’m not a fan of non-stick spray for pound cakes. Some of the sides always stick pulling off that crust that I worked so hard to create. Instead, I like to use solid vegetable shortening and follow that with a dusting of granulated sugar. (Yes, sugar. Sugar doesn’t leave any white areas on the cake.) Alternately, I like the Wilton cake release. (When I started this pound cake series, I did use non-stick spray. However, after making so many and trying other methods, I do not use non-stick spray for cakes now. I have tried to go back and update those posts, but may have missed some.)
Equipment
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This buttery cake is great with fresh fruit, fruit sauce, cool whip, caramel, chocolate or plain. It’s very versatile; this is one reason I like it for potlucks and parties. You can serve a Pound Cake Bar with various toppings and everyone will be happy!
This Sour Cream Pound Cake Recipe is another classic Pound Cake recipe I’ve made for my Pound Cake series. You can get all the recipes here.
Sour Cream Pound Cake Recipe Tips
- Always use real
butter in pound cake recipes unless the recipe gives explicitly you a substitution - Use good quality ingredients. Premium flour,
butter , and vanilla especially. It really does make a difference in taste - The standard in any recipe is to use Grade A Large eggs. If you use a smaller egg use this guide for substitutions
HOW DO YOU STORE LEFTOVER POUND CAKE
I recommend storing leftover pound cake on the counter at room temperature in an airtight container. I usually wrap it in plastic wrap or cut it in slices and keep it on a covered cake plate. It will last anywhere from 3 to 4 days at room temperature.
CAN I FREEZE POUND CAKE?
Pound cake freezes nicely. Wrap it up tightly with aluminum foil or plastic freezer wrap and store it in the freezer for 4 to 6 months.
You may enjoy these pound cakes
and these recipes too
- Butter Beer Pound Cake
- Coffee Cake Pound Cake
- Orange Creamsicle Pound Cake
- Sheet Pan Pound Cake
- Can I Bake a Pound Cake in a 9×13-inch Pan?
- You can also find great recipes at Recipe Index
Sour Cream Pound Cake Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup real butter no substitutions
- 3 cups granulated sugar
- 6 large eggs room temperature
- 8 ounces sour cream room temperature
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 cups all-purpose flour I use this.
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract I use this.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Coat a 10-inch tube pan or bundt pan (12 cup) with solid vegetable shortening and granulated sugar or cake release spray.
- In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides. Mix to combine.
- Add eggs one at a time beating each one in before adding the next. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides. Mix to combine.
- Stir in sour cream.
- Combine flour, salt, and baking powder in a small bowl then add to batter 1/2 cup at a time until combined.
- Stir in vanilla. Stop the mixer and scrape the sides. Combine again.
- Spoon batter into prepared pan.
- Bake 325°f for 80 to 85 minutes. I always like to start testing at 75 minutes. Carefully insert a long wooden pick into the center of the cake. The cake is done when dry crumbs or no crumbs stick to the pick. (I recommend you Calibrate your Oven once a year so that the time showing is the actual temperature inside. The cooking time stated is for my oven and my pan both affect cooking time. Therefore, I recommend you watch your cake closely the first time you bake this recipe. Make notes for when you make it again. As well as using the toothpick test to determine when a cake is done, you may want to get this cake thermometer. It is done when the cake reads 210°F
- When you remove the cake from the oven, run a thin knife around the edge. Then place the cake (in the pan) on a wire rack.
- Allow the cake to cool in the pan on a wire rack for 20 to 25 minutes before inverting on a tray to cool completely.
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
I’ve made this twice now with my 7-year-old daughter- both times it has come out amazing. I’m not much of a baker but my kid loves to bake with me- go figure. This recipe is easy for us to make together and get wonderful results. The topping ideas might be good, but this cake doesn’t need anything but a fork- it’s texture and flavor is perfect as is. It’s a nice, big cake leaving a lot to share.
Thanks so much!
I love it! So easy to make and so good!
Looks so moist and delicious! Such a classic and always a favorite!
The title of this recipe on Pinterest says “Coconut Cream Cheese Poundcake.” The Sour Cream Poundcake recipe here sounds and looks delish, but i’m Just wondering if you also have the recipe for the Coconut Cream Cheese Poundcake?
Yes, here it is. https://www.callmepmc.com/coconut-cream-cheese-pound-cake/
Hi Paula,
The recipe I currently use doesn’t call for baking powder or soda but also uses heavy cream instead of sour cream. Is the baking powder absolutely necessary?
Thanks.
No, it’s not. Traditional pound cakes were leavened only with eggs. My Whipping cream pound cake doesn’t have baking powder or baking soda either. https://www.callmepmc.com/whipping-cream-pound-cake-recipe/ Just make sure you whip the eggs good.
Thank you so much for this recipe. My Aunt Myrlene had a recipe for a sour cream pound cake that was the best thing I had ever tasted. In one of the moves, I lost the book it was written in. This is the closest I’ve ever found and when I make it, it reminds me of very special times with a very special lady.
Aw, thank you so much for telling me! That makes my heart smile and it’s the reason I love sharing recipes!
Enjoy all your stuff especially the pound cakes
Excited that I found this web site and cant wait to start making these recipes!! Thank you
This was excellent, but too sweet. Next time will lower the sugar 2 3/4 cup instead
My humble opinion, 3 cups of sugar for 3 cups of flour might be too sweet for some people. Thank you for sharing the recipe.
Almost all pound cakes have that ratio
You wrote preheat the oven at 350 and then you wrote bake at 325 for 80 to 85 minutes what should oven be on
Preheat and bake at 325