Mama Jeannie’s Sour Cream Pound Cake

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
6   large eggs
3 cup flour
1 cup sour cream
3 cup sugar
1/2 lb (2 sticks) butter

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl, combine and cream the butter, sugar, and add the sour cream. Sift the baking soda and flour together.  Add the sifted flour to the creamed mixture alternating with eggs, beating each egg one at a time.  Add the vanilla and pour the mixture into a greased and floured 10- inch tube pan.  Bake for 1 hour 20 minutes.

Yield:  8 to 10 servings
Preparation time:  25 minutes
Cooking time:  1 hour 20 minutes

Why this recipe is included:

It’s just one of many of the cakes that were served over the five seasons.