At My Grandmother’s Knee is a cookbook I had the pleasure of reviewing, and it celebrates food, family, and warm memories. It’s filled with 166 treasured recipes shared by Southern women who inherited them from their grandmothers, along with special memories about the grandmothers who made these delicious comfort foods. Author Faye Porter describes the book as part cookbook and part history book. “It captures the love and guidance that so many of us soaked up from watching and listening to and asking questions of our Southern grandmothers as we helped them prepare a meal or bake for some special occasion,” says Porter. “Recipes allow us to pass on the love and legacy of a grandma so she can be remembered, revered, and celebrated for generations to come.”
The nostalgic-looking book includes full-color photos of many of the recipes. There’s a wonderful variety of Southern classics to choose from–Biscuits ‘n’ Chocolate Gravy, Nanny’s Hash Brown Casserole, Southern-Style Chili, Sweet Slaw, Spicy Sweet Potaotes, Dixie Meat Loaf, Creamed Chicken on Cornbread, Peach Cream Pie, Lemon Tea Cakes, Grandmother Kelly’s Chocolate Pie…and so many other great-sounding recipes! I decided to try Lizzie’s Sour Cream Pound Cake because I love pound cake and had not made one yet with sour cream…it sounded so rich and good!
Well, it was very rich and very good–dense and moist like a classic pound cake should be. I guess we should expect no less from a grandma-tested recipe! 🙂 Here’s Lizzie’s recipe, along with a special memory from the cookbook:
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LIZZIE’S SOUR CREAM POUND CAKE (From At My Grandmother’s Knee)
Arlene Raines (Goodlettsville, Tennessee) shares that her grandma, Mary Elizabeth Redding Hughes, was affectionately known as Lizzie. “Lizzie and her husband owned and worked a 300-acre farm in Naylor, Georgia,” Arlene says. “She was the quintessential countrywoman who raised her children, worked the fields, cooked for the farmhands, sewed her children’s clothing, and kept the house. My grandmother was a wonderful cook and one of my favorite things was this pound cake. The entire farmhouse would smell wonderful while it was baking, and the cake only became more delicious each day that it sat under a glass cover on the kitchen table. Grandma Lizzie died in 1986 at the age of ninety-seven, but she is remembered in a specialway each year at our family reunion because her pound cake is always on the menu.”
- 2 sticks butter, softened
- 3 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs, at room temperature
- 3 cups all-pirpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 8-ounce container sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees.
In the large bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the butter and sugar. Add 1 egg at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. In a medium bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add the flour mixture to the batter and beat thoroughly. Add the sour cream, vanilla, and lemon extract and beat thoroughly. The secret is to beat lots and lots of air into the batter. Pour the batter into a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan.
Bake for 1 1/2 hours, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (NOTE: my cake was done sooner-in 1 hour and 20 minutes, so you may want to check yours sooner, too). Cool before slicing.
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This tastes great served with fresh fruit, like some nice juicy strawberries!
Now I’m ready to try the Spicy Sweet Potatoes…you can never have too much comfort food, right? 🙂
Sharing at Weekend Potluck, Farmhouse Friday, Thursday Favorite Things, Full Plate Thursday, Homestead Blog Hop, Creative Crafts, LouLou Girls, Inspire Me Monday, Happiness is Homemade.
NancyC 
26 responses to “Lizzie’s Sour Cream Pound Cake from At My Grandmother’s Knee”
I happen to love the simplicity of pound cake and this looks fantastic to me.
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I agree–pound cake is such a great, classic dessert!
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WOW! This looks delicious 🙂 I will have to definitely try this one. I find some of the best recipes on your blog.
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Thanks, Anne! I’m so glad you are finding recipes you like over here! Thanks for letting me know! 🙂
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This looks delish! Your photos are wonderful. I’ve always loved pound cakes so will definitely try this. Thanks so much for sharing about the cookbook too. I believe it’s one that I should have. 🙂
Pat
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Thank you for sharing this. I think it will be great for a summer dessert with fresh strawberries.
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Ah can i have some? Happy Rednesday.
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My Grandma was a wonderful cook, and my sister and I use alot of her recipes. It’s the perfect way to pay tribute to her! The recipe sounds delicious, and the book seems like something I’d like to check out. Thanks so much for sharing!
Happy REDnesday,
Carol
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Oh, this looks so yummy!
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My mother used to make the very best. She made it as well as everything else from scratch. I would certainly enjoy a big slice of yours with a cup of coffee.
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Sour Cream makes all the difference! I’m going to bake this to have with coffee and blogs, this morning. Thanks for sharing!
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That sounds like such a nice way to spend the morning! 🙂
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This looks sooooooo good. I actually asked for pound cake for my mother’s day treat this year (I’ve been craving it!!). Anyway, I hope you can link it up to my sweet treats party today! http://www.somethingswanky.com Hope to see you there!
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Hi Nancy,
This sounds like a great book, I am telling my family I want it for Mothers Day…hint, hint. Lizzies Sour Cream Pound Cake looks so moist and delicious. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you next week!
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Another must have cookbook to add to my collection! Your pound cake looks absolutely fabulous.
🙂
ButterYum
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Thank you! Pound cake is one of my favorite things to make! 🙂
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Love, love, love sour cream pound cake…sounds wonderful, will definitely use this recipe…nothing like the years of experience from our Grandma’s. My Granny lived with us all of my childhood and there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think of precious memories she made for me over the years…she lived to be 102..I wished I had loved her more when I had the chance. By the way, the recipe contributor is from the same city I work in! Small world, is it not?
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Your Granny sounds like she was a wonderful lady, and I’m glad you have a lot of special memories to remember her by. That’s amazing she lived to be 102…what a blessing for your family to have her all those years! That’s interesting that the recipe source is from the city you work in–it sure is a small world! 🙂
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That cake looks awesome. The book sounds fun too!
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It’s my day for a blog hop, I’d love it if you came over and shared one of your great recipes at savory sunday!! Have a great day 🙂
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I was wondering are you able to make this recipe using a bundt cake pan instead of a 10 inch tube?
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Hi Adreanna, yes, you should be able to use a 10-inch bundt pan for this recipe. Enjoy the cake!
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I just made this for 4th of July and added whipped cream and berries and it was yummy! Everyone loved it. Will make again for sure.
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I made this yesterday and enjoyed it today for a 4th of July celebration. Garnished with berries and whipped cream and it was yummy!
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Glad you liked this! 🙂 Sounds great with the berries and whipped cream!
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