Mary Larimer's Sour Cream Pound Cake - Pound Cake

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   Preheat oven to 300 degrees (150 C.).

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   Sift flour, soda and salt together 3 times, and sit aside.

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   In a separate mixing bowl and using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar together throughly.

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   Then to the butter mixture start adding the egg yolks one at a time, beat well after each addition, then add the sour cream and mix well.

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   Then start adding the flour mixture to the butter mixture until well blended.

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   In a separate mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff and then gently but throughly fold the egg whites into the cake batter, using a wood spoon or spatula.

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   Pour batter into a greased and floured tube or bundt pan.

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   Bake at 300 degrees (150 C.) for 1 1/2 hours.

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   There is no flavoring added, it needs none.

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    It should come out with a nice brown crust on top.

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    Mary says it is important to turn the cake out of the pan immediately on taking it out of the oven.

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    I turn it out on a wire cooling rack, then after cooled I put it on the serving dish.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.