Sour Cream Pound Cake Baked Until the Center Springs Back

Sour Cream Pound Cake Baked Until the Center Springs Back is filed under Cakes and built around unsalted butter cool but pliable, sugar, and eggs large. Plan on 16 people.

Count on 20 minutes of prep, 1 hour of cooking, about 1 hour from the first measurement to the plate.

Ingredients Method

What goes in the bowl

• 1 ½ cups unsalted butter cool but pliable
• 3 cups sugar
• 6 eggs large
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup sour cream full fat for the best flavor & texture
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ cup brandy

How the cooking goes

Make cake batter

1. Warm the oven to 325°F (convection or standard) and prepare your pan. Spray it with cooking spray and then dust it with flour, tapping the flour around until every inch is covered.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, and salt.
3. In the bowl of a electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together softened butter and sugars until a thick paste forms. Beat in the eggs one at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as you go.
4. Switch the mixer to low, and alternately add flour mixture and sour cream. Mix until it is just combined before the next addition.
5. Once it is all added, add in the brandy and vanilla gradually. Turn the mixer speed up so everything incorporates. Your batter will be silky and smooth.

Bake and glaze

1. Tip into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake in a preheated oven until a cake tester or cake tester comes out with a few clinging crumbs. Mine took 70 minutes, but your total time could be anywhere between 60-85 minutes depending on your oven.
2. Let the cake cool for 20 minutes in the pan, and then loosen the edges with a paring knife and turn it out onto a wire rack. Allow the cake to cool until it is no longer warm.
3. Once the cake is cooled, dust with powdered sugar or drizzle a glaze over the top. Enjoy!

After it comes off the heat

Chill it for the time the method names before serving. Keep leftovers covered in the refrigerator.

If you want another plate from Cakes, open Carrot Cake with a Soft Crumb and Gingerbread Cake Baked Until the Center Springs Back.