Lemon Sour Cream Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups sugar
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 6 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place first 9 ingredients in a 4-qt mixing bowl (in that order). beat at low speed with a heavy-duty mixer 1 minute, stopping to scrape down sides. beat at medium speed 2 minutes. spoon batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
• 2 bake at 325°f for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes; remove from pan, and cool on wire rack.
• 3 drizzle evenly with lemon glaze.
• 4 lemon glaze: stir together first 3 ingredients and, if desired, lemon rind until glaze is smooth. makes about 1/3 cup.