The Best Pound Cake

My mother was a at home sort of mom even though she was a working mom, most times two jobs. She was the type that liked a nice house, made sure her children ate home cooked meals even if it mean being up at 3 am to prepare them, and she loved to bake.

I remember the smells of Christmas day which was a major baking event. My mother would bake endless batches of various cookies all day long. She would whip up many different recipes and we all ate up our favorites. Unfortunately we weren't in the kitchen learning her recipes and I don't have any passed down to me.

Her and Jihad seemed to be in the kitchen all the time baking. They made waffles in the morning so much that the boy just about knew the recipe by heart at age 4. They also spent time baking cakes, her pound cake was often on the list. And while I did get her waffle recipe from her after she moved to the US I didn't think to ask about her pound cake.

I tend to be the type of mom that likes to have a meal on the table when the children get home. Although I honestly hate to cook I don't mind baking but unfortunately I don't have a knack for it. I try to make breads and since moving to Saudi for some reason everything falls flat and my pita is something more comparable to a paper weight. I basically gave up making cakes from scratch much easier just to buy it from the box since mine tend to come out dense. I all about given up hope until one day I came across my mothers pound cake recipe and it is the one cake that I make from scratch that comes out perfect anytime. I mean you can slightly over cook this cake and people will still love it.

Since it is my mother's b-day tomorrow I thought I would share this recipe with you all. It is easy to do and even better if you have a few kids to help you out. And fair warning there is nothing lean and healthy about this cake. So if your watching your waist line make this on a day you give yourself a special treat.


Sour Cream Pound Cake


1 cup butter (two sticks)
2 3/4 cups sugar
6 eggs
3 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup sour cream



Cream the butter and sugar together than add eggs one at a time and beat well after each additional egg. Sift flour and add gradually than add salt, baking soda and vanilla. Finally add sour cream until all is smooth. Pour batter into 10 inch tube pan (or you can use a long loaf pan).

Bake at 350 f or 180 c for 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Remove from pan and when cooled sprinkle some powered sugar on top. Perfect with fruits or ice cream!!