How Do You Make A Sour Cream Cake From Scratch?
This recipe tells how to make a sour cream cake from scratch. These types of cake can take longer to make than those from a box, yet they taste much better. Gather and measure out the sour cream cake ingredients: 1 cup of vegetable shortening 3 cups of sugar 6 eggs, separated 3 cups of all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1 cup of diary sour cream frosting of choice Sift the flour and baking soda together thoroughly, then set aside. Cream the vegetable shortening and sugar together. Slowly add one egg yolk in at a time, mixing thoroughly after each one. Add in the sour cream. Add the flour mixture in three equal parts. Mix after each addition. Beat the egg whites until they become stiff. Peaks will form. Mix into the cake batter. Pour the cake batter into a tube pan, and bake for about 1 hr and 1/2 at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Ice or glaze with your favorite frosting.
