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Sour Cream Layer Cake
This sour cream cake is a spiced layer cake with pecans, or make cupcakes with the batter. Frost this cake with a cream cheese frosting or a caramel frosting, or use your favorite vanilla frosting.
Prep Time: 12 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 38 minutes
- 2 cups sifted cake flour, sift before measuring
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons vinegar and sour cream to make 1 cup
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
Instructions:
Into a bowl sift together the sifted flour, baking soda, salt, and spices.
Cream shortening; add sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla.
Add vinegar and sour cream mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with dry ingredients; beat until smooth then fold in the chopped pecans.
Turn batter into two greased and floured 9-inch layer cake pans or muffin tins lined with paper liners for cup cakes.
Bake at 375° for 25 to 30 minutes for layers; 20 to 25 minutes for cup cakes.
Cool and frost with your favorite frosting.
