PECAN SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE

Pecan Sour Cream Pound Cake image

I won first place with this cake at the Cuyahoga County Fair (Cleveland, Ohio) in 1993. For a nuttier variation, you can substitute 1 cup of the flour with 1 cup of ground pecans.

Provided by CAROLE10

Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Pecan Dessert Recipes

Time 2h20m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

¼ cup chopped pecans
3 cups cake flour
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
1 cup unsalted butter
3 cups white sugar
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup sour cream
1 cup confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10 inch Bundt or tube pan. Sprinkle pecans on bottom of pan; set aside. Sift together flour, salt, and baking soda into a medium bowl; set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with sour cream. Pour batter over pecans in prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 75 to 90 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 20 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
To prepare the glaze: In a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, orange juice and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Drizzle over cake while still warm.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 593.9 calories, Carbohydrate 89.7 g, Cholesterol 142.1 mg, Fat 23.8 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 7.1 g, SaturatedFat 13.2 g, Sodium 171.3 mg, Sugar 60.6 g