Description
Paula Deen’s sour cream pound cake offers a classic Southern dessert with rich, buttery flavor. Moist crumb and delicate sweetness make this cake perfect for sharing with loved ones you enjoy.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (226 g) butter, room temperature
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups (180 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (120 ml) sour cream
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp baking soda
Instructions
- Preheat Preparation: Configure the oven to 350°F (175°C), creating an optimal thermal environment for baking the pound cake.
- Creaming Process: Whip softened butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl until the mixture transforms into a light, fluffy texture with a delicate, pale hue.
- Moisture Integration: Fold sour cream into the butter-sugar mixture, blending thoroughly to establish a smooth, cohesive base.
- Dry Ingredient Composition: Sift flour and baking soda together, eliminating potential lumps and ensuring a fine, consistent powder.
- Batter Construction: Alternately introduce sifted dry ingredients and eggs into the creamy foundation, mixing carefully to maintain a velvety consistency and prevent overmixing.
- Flavor Enhancement: Gently incorporate vanilla extract, distributing the aromatic essence evenly throughout the batter.
- Pan Preparation: Generously grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with butter and dust with flour, creating a non-stick surface for easy cake removal.
- Baking Execution: Pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the surface to ensure uniform depth, then place in the preheated oven.
- Doneness Verification: Bake for 45-55 minutes, checking with a toothpick inserted into the center – a clean removal indicates the cake is perfectly cooked and ready to be removed from the oven.
Notes
- Butter Temperature Matters: Ensure butter is softened at room temperature for seamless creaming, which creates the cake’s signature light and fluffy texture.
- Mixing Technique Precision: Cream butter and sugar thoroughly until pale and fluffy, as this step incorporates air and determines the cake’s ultimate volume and tenderness.
- Egg Incorporation Strategy: Add eggs one at a time, fully mixing each before the next to prevent batter separation and guarantee a smooth, consistent mixture.
- Toothpick Testing Technique: Check cake doneness by inserting a clean toothpick into the center; when it comes out clean with minimal crumbs, the cake is perfectly baked.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 365
- Sugar: 27 g
- Sodium: 75 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 46 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg