Sour Cream Pound Cake with Lemon
Glaze
Makes
1 (10-inch) cake
Prep Time: 10 min.
Baking Time: 1 hr. and 30 min. Total Time: 1 hr & 40 min.
Ingredients:
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3 - cups
sugar
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3 - cups all-purpose
flour
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1/4 -
teaspoon salt
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1/4 - teaspoon baking
soda
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1 - cup butter
(softened)
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1 - container (8-ounce)
sour cream
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6 - large eggs
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2 - Tablespoon
lemon juice
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1/2 - teaspoon vanilla
extract
-
Lemon Glaze
(recipe below)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325° F. Grease
and flour 10-inch tube pan.
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In a 4-quart mixing bowl, add sugar, flour, salt,
baking soda, butter, sour cream, eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.
(In this order.) Beat at low speed with a heavy-duty mixer 1
minute, stopping to scrape down sides. Beat at medium speed for 2
minutes. Spoon batter into tube pan.
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Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a long
wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cook cake in pan
on a wire rack10 minutes.
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Remove from pan and cool on wire rack. Drizzle
evenly with Lemon Glaze.
Lemon Glaze
Makes 1/3 - cup
Prep Time 5 min.
Ingredients:
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1 - cup powdered
sugar
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2 - Tablespoon fresh
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1/2 - teaspoon
vanilla
extract
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1 - teaspoon grated
lemon rind (optional)
Directions:
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In a bowl, stir together sugar, lemon juice,
and vanilla extract.
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Also, at this time the lemon rind if
you want.
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Drizzle over cake.
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