Last week we had two back-to-school picnics for the boys. Each family is asked to bring a dish to share. For the first picnic I made this pound cake and spinach brownies (a savory appetizer). The spinach brownies weren’t good enough to post here – they were ok, not great – and this pound cake almost didn’t make it either because I had a devilish time getting it out of the pan. I have this beautiful Nordic Ware bundt pan that I received as a birthday gift from my sister several years ago, but I have to say that it was difficult to grease and evenly flour the pan, and even after I thought I did it pretty well, the cake didn’t want to come out.
The afternoon was comical. I didn’t really have time to make something else to bring to the picnic (leave it to me to do things last minute – and to try a new recipe to boot!) so I enlisted my husband’s help. He can solve just about anything. We tried steaming the cake out of the pan (found those directions on the web) and we tried putting the cake back into the oven. Neither worked. Then my husband suggested we freeze the cake, so I took a hot cake and put it in the freezer. We had the most luck doing this, but some of the cake still stuck to the pan, so we had to slice it at home to attempt to hide some of the imperfections before bringing it to the picnic.
The pound cake was sweet, rich and delicious – especially the crust. I’ll definitely make it again, although next time I’ll opt for a much simpler tube pan.
Grandmother Paula’s Sour Cream Pound Cake
Recipe by Paula Deen1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
3 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups all-purpose flour
6 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanillaPreheat oven to 325 degrees F.
In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together. Add the sour cream and mix until incorporated. Sift the baking soda and flour together. Add to the creamed mixture alternating with eggs, beating each egg 1 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: 12 servings
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I HAVE READ SOMEWHERE ON THE PAN INSTRUCTIONS U DON’T BUTTER AND FLOUR BUT INSTEAD USE SPRAY LIKE PAM.I DON’Y KNOW IT’S FOR REAL.
I have tried the Pam spray with flour and I don’t care for it. I prefer old-fashioned buttering and flouring of a pan.
ME TOO. DON’T THINK IT’S OLD FASHIONED. IT’S THE BEST WAY TO GO WITHOUT ALL THOSE PRERSERVATIVES.THERE IS A VIDEO IN PAULA’S RECIPE PAGE TO MAKE A SUCCESSFUL CAKE. IN THAT HE USED A PAPERTOWEL TO APPLY TH EBUTTER. I USE A PASTRY BRUSH TO DO AND I AM A VERY GOOD BUTTER/FLOUR GIRL. WHEN I WAS YOUNG MY MOTHER ALWAYS MADE ME DO THAT.
I have just given this gorgeous cake a go, all the way from paris! I look forward to tucking in! I halved the quantities and used half butter and half low fat butter. voilà! Thankyou for sharing, it really seems thrilling!
I just put my second pound cake in the oven – using your recipe “to the letter.”
The first time I made it, it was perfectly delicious and I expect this second cake to be, as well!
FYI – I always use solid Crisco to grease the tube pan, not butter.
Your’s will be my “go to” recipe for Sour Cream Pound Cake!🌿♥️🌿
Baker’s Joy makes a non-stick spray with flour that is wonderful and would work on your pan just spray well and bake. Swear by this stuff!
Great suggestion, Anita. Thank you.
Thank you and thanks for the Crisco tip.