Sour Cream Pound Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. butter (not margarine)
3 c. sugar
6 eggs, separated
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. lemon or almond extract
1/4 tsp. soda
1/2 pt. sour cream
3 c. cake flour (measure, sift once, then measure again and sift twice)

Preparation

Cream the butter and sugar thoroughly. Beat in egg yolks, one at a time.
Add flavorings.
Add soda to flour.
Alternately add flour and sour cream to creamed mixture.
Beat egg whites until stiff and carefully fold into mixture.
Pour into a greased and floured tube pan and bake in a preheated oven at 325\u00b0 for 1 1/2 hours.
It should have a nice brown crust. Turn cake out immediately upon taking it from the oven.