Pound Cake

Nana's Pound Cake

Yield

1 bundt cake

Prep Time / Cook Time

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Activity Guide

Day Trip, Picnic

Ingredients

  • 2 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 6 eggs
  • 3 cups all purpose flour, sifted
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon orange extract

Tools

  • Large bowl
  • Measuring cups
  • Measuring spoons
  • Mixer
  • Bundt pan
  • Sifter

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a mixing bowl, cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
  3. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  4. Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda.
  5. While mixing, add about 1/3 of the flour mixture to the creamed butter/sugar mixture. Then add about 1/3 of the sour cream. Alternate between these two until the whole amount of both is mixed in.
  6. Add the extracts and mix to combine.
  7. Pour the mixture into the greased and floured bundt pan, and bake at 350 degrees for 1.5 hours, or until a butter knife comes out of the cake clean.
  8. Cool for 15 minutes, and then remove from the pan.
  9. Dust with confectioner’s sugar if desired.