Sour Cream Pound Cake

Sour Cream Pound Cake

Smooth and Creamy Sour Cream Cake

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Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 25m
Cook Time: 1h
Total Time: 1h 30m
Temp.: 350 °F
Servings: 12
Difficulty: Easy
5.0 (4 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

444
calories
21g
fat
61g
carbohydrates
5g
protein
121mg
cholesterol
394mg
sodium
Sour Cream Pound Cake

Recipe Description

In this Sour Cream Pound Cake we’ve used sour cream as our not-so-secret ingredient to moisten the cake without making it too thin.

This cake remains with smooth, creamy and dense texture on the inside with a delicious, crunchy vanilla glaze on the outside. Made in a loaf or a bundt tin that is round in shape with a whole in the middle. This recipe is sure to be a firm favorite in your friends group.

To make Sour Cream Pound Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Sour Cream Pound Cake

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Steps to make

  1. 1

    Preheat oven and prepare baking pan

    5 min
    Step 1 - Sour Cream Pound Cake

    Preheat oven to 350°F and generously grease and flour a flat bottom tube cake pan or bundt cake pan.

  2. 2

    Combine butter and sugar

    4 min
    Step 2 - Sour Cream Pound Cake

    In a mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar together for about 4 minutes until creamy, light and fluffy.

  3. 3

    Add egg yolks

    4 min
    Step 3 - Sour Cream Pound CakeStep 3 - Sour Cream Pound Cake

    Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating in between each addition, until just blended into the mixture.

  4. 4

    Add sour cream and vanilla

    2 min
    Step 4 - Sour Cream Pound Cake

    Add sour cream and vanilla and mix until combined.

  5. 5

    Combine dry ingredients

    1 min
    Step 5 - Sour Cream Pound Cake

    In a separate bowl, sift and whisk flour, baking soda and salt until combined.

  6. 6

    Add dry ingredients

    2 min
    Step 6 - Sour Cream Pound Cake

    Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix until well combined.

  7. 7

    Beat egg whites

    2 min
    Step 7 - Sour Cream Pound Cake

    In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until just stiff.

  8. 8

    Add beaten egg whites to batter

    2 min
    Step 8 - Sour Cream Pound Cake

    Fold beaten eggs into the cake batter until combined.

  9. 9

    Bake

    60 min
    Step 9 - Sour Cream Pound Cake

    Transfer batter to the prepared cake tin and bake for 1 hours until baked and a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

  10. 10

    Cool

    15 min
    Step 10 - Sour Cream Pound Cake

    Allow to cool for 10-15 minutes before removing form cake pan to cool completely.

  11. 11

    Prepare vanilla glaze

    3 min
    Step 11 - Sour Cream Pound Cake

    In a small mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter and powdered sugar together. Add vanilla extract and milk and whisk until combined into a thin icing.

  12. 12

    Serve

    Step 12 - Sour Cream Pound Cake

    Drizzle glaze over cake before slicing to serve!

This Sour Cream Pound Cake is a delicious and simple recipe to follow if you’re looking for a cake that will feed up well! It’s moist on the inside with none of the hassle and yet still so perfect. Share your thoughts on this recipe with us and tag #cookmerecipes in your own Instagram and baking posts.

About the author

Ruth Harris

Ruth is an experienced businesswoman and happy mom who just hit 40. She’s a huge gym fan and has a PhD in Keto. Just kidding! But really, Ruth knows how to do Keto the healthy way and has a lot of experience in dealing with all the issues that newbies to this trendy new diet face during the adjustment period, like overcoming Keto flu. Ruth loves life and takes her health and food seriously, so she’s your go-to person if you decided to follow the Keto diet.

Recipe Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 (4 reviews)
Joy
January 31, 2025
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Deliciously moist cake!

Laura
May 19, 2022
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I just made the sour cream pound cake for our anniversary, and it turned out amazing! The texture was perfect, so moist. My husband couldn't stop raving about it. Thank you for this recipe!

Yara96
October 19, 2020
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Super! I made this Sour Cream Pound Cake last week for a family gathering and everyone loved it. The texture was perfect, moist and delicious. It reminded me of my grandmother's cakes, bringing back such sweet memories.

Athina
November 20, 2019
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Yummy-yummy! I love it! Thanks for sharing recipe!

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