Recipes For Sour Cream Pound Cake From Scratch

A rich, moist, buttery, and delicious Sour Cream Pound Cake made with basic pantry ingredients. Perfect served with a cup of coffee for breakfast, as a snack or delicious dessert with a dollop of whipped cream and fresh berries.

This is without a doubt the best sour cream pound cake I’ve ever tried. It’s soft, moist, buttery with a delicious vanilla and sour cream flavor. I love it simply dusted with powdered sugar but it’s as equally as delicious topped with a yummy glaze.

So why add sour cream to a cake batter anyway? Sour cream not only adds a delicious tangy flavor but the added moisture, fat, and acidity gives you an incredibly moist, rich, and tender cake that’s just irresistible.

Lemon Sour Cream Pound Cake

See my step by step recipe tutorial below with all the tips you need to make it perfectly, it’s so easy you’ll want to make it again and again!

Butter – I use unsalted butter so if you use salted make sure to reduce the amount of added salt. Also, make sure your butter is at room temperature to avoid any lumps in the batter.

Vanilla extract – Make sure to use vanilla extract and not essence which is synthetic. You can also add in different flavored extracts to taste.

Marbled Pound Cake

Sour cream – The sour cream gives the cake a very tender and moist crumb plus a delicious tangy flavor. Don’t have sour cream? you can make your own by following my homemade sour cream recipe or you can swap it for creme fraiche or plain yogurt.

This cake is delicious served for breakfast with a cup of tea or coffee (you can also make it into muffins) or as a dessert with a dollop of whipped cream and fresh fruit like berries or peaches in the summer.

You can also glaze the cake by mixing powdered sugar with water or citrus juice (lemon, orange, lime, grapefruit etc) until it’s slightly thick but pourable. Check out myOrange Pound Cake andLemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake for glaze ideas.

Sour Cream Pound Cake A Classic Comfort Food

This cake will keep well covered at room temperature for around 3 days or will keep for a few days longer in the fridge. Make sure to bring it to room temperature before serving (it tastes much better).

Yes, this is a great cake for freezing just make sure to wrap it in plastic wrap and foil tightly then thaw it completely before serving.

If you’ve tried this Sour Cream Pound Cake then don’t forget to leave a rating and let me know how you got on in the comments below, I love hearing from you!

Dad's Sour Cream Pound Cake With Lemon Glaze Recipe

A delicious, soft and light sour cream pound cake. Don't forget to check out my step by step photos and tips above!

Calories: 617 kcal | Carbohydrates: 90 g | Protein: 8 g | Fat: 26 g | Saturated Fat: 15 g | Cholesterol: 159 mg | Sodium: 347 mg | Potassium: 114 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 61 g | Vitamin A: 853 IU | Vitamin C: 1 mg | Calcium: 51 mg | Iron: 2 mgIf you’re looking for the best sour cream pound cake, look no further. This rich, buttery pound cake is the perfect dessert for any occasion. The moist crumb of this dense cake makes it a pound cake lover’s dream come true.

My sour cream pound cake recipe has been well-tested by family and friends across the country, and they all say the same thing. It absolutely delicious and a great cake for cookouts and family get-togethers. It’s also a delicious afternoon snack or breakfast treat with a cup of coffee or a glass of milk.

Perfect Sour Cream Pound Cake

This buttery cake is one of my favorite cake recipes and one I’ve been making for over 30 years at home and at the restaurants I’ve worked at.

If you’re like me and can’t get enough of pound cake, check out my delicious lemon pound cake or easy peach pecan pound cake.

Let’s start by gathering the ingredients we need to make my delicious sour cream pound cake. In Chef Speak, this is called the “Mise en Place, ” which translates to “Everything in its Place.”

Gluten Free Sour Cream Pound Cake

Not only does setting up your ingredients ahead of time speed up the cooking process, it also helps ensure you have everything you need to make the dish.

If you want to substitute cake flour for the all-purpose flour, add an additional 2 tablespoons of flour per cup or 6 tablespoons of additional cake flour for this recipe. Cake flour has a lower protein count than all-purpose flour, which makes a tender cake that is lighter and fluffier, but it also weighs less, which is why you need to add the extra flour.

Store any leftover pound cake in an airtight container or tightly wrapped with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. It can be refrigerated or left on the counter. If you refrigerate my sour cream pound cake, make sure to let it warm up to room temperature before serving.

Old Fashioned Melt In Your Mouth Sour Cream Pound Cake!

Sour cream is an easy way to add moisture to a cake batter without thinning it out the way a liquid would. That helps create a cake with a very tender, very fine crumb.

The usual reason a pound cake doesn’t turn out is simply from overbaking, which will make it dry. Using too much flour (or not enough butter or sugar) can also result in a dry-pound cake.

One of the most important things to do to make the perfect pound cake is to precisely measure ingredients so that the ratio of wet to dry ingredients is exact. Also, make sure that they are at room temperature before you begin.

Sour Cream Pound Cake

Sour cream does add a little tang to the flavor of the cake, but it’s hardly noticeable. The good news is the fat from the sour cream contributes to the moistness and richness of the cake and helps create a tender crumb.

This delicious pound cake, with its irresistible moist texture and slight sweetness, is a simple dessert that's perfect for nearly any occasion. Serve it all on its own, with a side of fresh fruit, or drizzled with a simple glaze.

If you want to substitute cake flour for the all-purpose flour, add an additional 2 tablespoons of flour per cup or 6 tablespoons of additional cake flour for this recipe. Cake flour has a lower protein count than all-purpose flour, which makes a tender cake that is lighter and fluffier, but it also weighs less, which is why you need to add the extra flour.

Homemade Sour Cream Pound Cake Recipe

Calories: 346 kcal | Carbohydrates: 50 g | Protein: 5 g | Fat: 15 g | Saturated Fat: 8 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g | Trans Fat: 0.4 g | Cholesterol: 97 mg | Sodium: 95 mg | Potassium: 88 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 34 g | Vitamin A: 483 IU | Vitamin C: 0.1 mg | Calcium: 38 mg | Iron: 1 mg

Chef Dennis Littley is a classically trained chef with over 40 years of experience working in the food service industry. In his second career as a food blogger he has made it his mission to demistify cooking by sharing his time-tested recipes, knowledge, and chef tips to help you create easy-to-make restaurant-quality meals in your home kitchen. Let Chef Dennis help you bring the joy of cooking into your home.This Sour Cream Pound Cake Recipe is velvety, buttery, rich, and perfectly creamy filled with the moistness and flavor of sour cream.  This generational recipe will become a true classic in your family for years to come.

Tried and true, these recipes have been passed down through generations and I’ve learned how to make almost all of them.From my Mama’s 7up pound cake to the most perfect cream cheese pound cake (and even more of the best pound cake recipes), they are all my favorites depending on my mood and the occasion.

Sour Cream Pound Cake (plus Video)

Let’s look at the key ingredients you will need to make the best sour cream pound cake. For the full list of ingredients and quantities of each, check the recipe card further down on the page.

Homemade pound cake with sour cream works great to serve as a dessert for holidays and special occasions, as an afternoon tea or coffee break, and as a decadent sweet bread for breakfast.

Here are some of my favorite options for serving this amazing cake that complements the buttery richness of the cake perfectly. But don’t get it twisted, this cake is incredible all on its own.

Easy Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe (so Moist!)

With a crumb as smooth as silk, this moist sour cream pound cake recipe is dense to the point of creaminess, and velvety-soft as it melts on your tongue.

Each bite is truly heaven, so be prepared to reach for that second or third slice. Depending on when you make it, it can shine any season you present it.

The sour cream simply adds moisture that keeps your cake soft and luxurious, just the way it was intended to be. It can also add richness and slight tang thanks to the additional dairy it provides to the cake.

Best Sour Cream Pound Cake Recipe

No, I don’t recommend placing it in the refrigerator. This actually