English Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 3 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter , room temperature
• 6 eggs , room temperature
• 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.25 teaspoons orange extract
• 0.25 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 cup sour cream

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan.

2. 2

   Sift flour, baking soda and salt together into a bowl; set aside.

3. 3

   Beat sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy; it should be noticeably lighter in color. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in extracts; blend in flour mixture, alternating with sour cream, until fully incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool cake on a wire rack before removing from pan to cool completely.