“Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see, how good God is.” Psalm 34:8

Basic Sour Cream Cake Batter

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 75 minutes

Ingredients

- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 1/2 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 8 oz sour cream
- 2 tsp vanilla

*For Red Velvet Cake*
- Add: 3 tbsp cocoa to flour mixture
- 2 - 1 oz bottles red food coloring to batter after adding vanilla

**For Sour Cream-Pecan Cake Batter**
- Substitute: 1 1/4 cups brown sugar and 1 1/4 cups white sugar for the 2 1/2 cups sugar
- After preparing batter, stir in 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

***For Lemon Poppy Seed Cake Batter***
- Substitute: 1 tsp almond extract, 1 tsp vanilla extract, and 1/2 tsp butter extract for 2 tsp of vanilla
- Prepare cake batter as directed; stir in 3 tbsp lemon rind and 2 tbsp poppy seed
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. *Micah 6:8*

Instructions

Created on February 7th, 2006

  1. Spray and coat pan of choice with Bakers Joy.

  2. Using a large mixer, beat butter at medium speed until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.

  3. Stir together flour and baking soda. Add to butter mixture alternating with sour cream, beating at low speed until just blended, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in vanilla. Pour into prepared pan and bake following directions below. Cool cake completely before icing.

  4. Ice with cream cheese frosting or vanilla glaze.

  • Bake at 325°F in a tube pan for 1 hour and 15 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minutes.

  • Bake at 325°F in 3 loaf pans for 55-65 minutes.

  • Bake at 325°F in 7-9 mini loaf pans for 25-35 minutes.

  • Bake at 350°F in muffin pans for 23-28 minutes. Makes 32-38 cupcakes.

  • Bake at 350°F in mini muffin pans for 9-11 minutes. Makes 9-10 dozen.

  • Bake at 350°F in 3-6 8" cake pans for 18-20 minutes.








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