Cheryl Alters Jamison, Bill Jamison

South Georgia Pound Cake

Preparation info
  • Serves

    8 to 10

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Smoke & Spice: Cooking With Smoke, the Real Way to Barbecue
Smoke & Spice

By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Bill Jamison

Published 2014

  • About

Like barbecue, pound cake made an early American appearance in Colonial Virginia. It spread from that area to other states, which often developed treasured local variations. This sour cream rendition was influenced by an heirloom Georgia recipe.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ teaspoon table salt
  • 1 pound

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan or tube pan.
  2. Sift together the flour and salt.
  3. With an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar. When well blended, mix in the sour cream and the vanilla and lemon ext