Sour Cream Pound Cake with Lemon Glaze
Makes 1 (10-inch) cake

Prep Time: 10 min.
Baking Time: 1 hr. and 30 min.

Ingredients:

• 3 - cups sugar
• 3 - cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 - teaspoon salt
• 1/4 - teaspoon baking soda
• 1 - cup butter (softened)
• 1 container (8-ounce) sour cream
• 6 - large eggs
• 2 - Tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 - teaspoon vanilla extract
• Lemon Glaze (recipe below)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325 F.  Grease and flour 10-inch tube pan.

1. In a 4-quart mixing bowl, add sugar, flour, salt, baking soda, butter, sour cream, eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.  (In this order.)
2. Beat at low speed with a heavy-duty mixer 1 minute, stopping to scrape down sides.
3. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
4. Spoon batter into tube pan.
5. Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
6. Cook cake in pan on a wire rack10 minutes.
7. Remove from pan and cool on wire rack.
8. Drizzle evenly with Lemon Glaze.

Lemon Glaze
Makes 1/3 - cup

Prep Time 5 min.

Ingredients: 

• 1 - cup powdered sugar
• 2 - Tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 - teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 - teaspoon grated lemon rind (optional)

Directions:

1. In a bowl, stir together sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla extract.  Also, at this time the lemon rind if you want.
2. Drizzle over cake.