Pound Cake

Attributed to:  Mom

Source: Five Family Cookbook

Category: Pies and Cakes

Notes: This makes an EXCELLENT dipper for Ultimate Chocolate Fondue recipe

Prep time: 15 minutes

Total time: 2 hours

Servings: 12

Difficulty rating: 1

Ingredients:

3 Cups sugar, sifted

2 Sticks butter, softened

3 Cups flour, sifted

1/2 Teaspoon baking soda

1 Cup sour cream

6 Large eggs

1 Teaspoon vanilla flavor

1 Teaspoon almond flavor

Oil or baking spray and flour to grease and flour the baking pan

Special Tools/Equipment: Stand mixer, flour sifter, tube pan

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 325℉ and grease and flour cake pan.

2. In a bowl using the stand mixer, cream butter and sugar together.

3. Combine baking soda and flour and add alternate layers of flour and sour cream to the butter and sugar mixture

4. Add eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla and almond flavoring.

5. Pour mixture into the floured cake pan and bake for 1 1/2 hours. Cool for 15 minutes and remove from the pan by running a flat knife around the edges of the pan and inverting onto a cooling rack.