AmaZe Plus Size Magazine - Whitney Dineen's Curvy Kitchen

WHITNEY'S CURVY KITCHEN
with whitney dineen

And finally for desert, Lemon Sour Cream Pound Cake. Pair this with some lightly whipped cream and fresh berries.

Lemon Sour Cream Pound Cake

3 cups cake flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature

3 cups sugar

6 eggs, room temperature

½ cup fresh lemon juice

3 tablespoon grated lemon peel

1 cup sour cream

1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease 16-cup tube pan. Dust pan with cake flour; tap out excess flour.

2. Sift flour, baking soda and salt into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl at medium speed until fluffy. Gradually add sugar and beat 5 minutes. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating just until combined after each addition. Beat in lemon juice and peel. Using rubber spatula, mix in dry ingredients. Mix in sour cream. Transfer batter to prepared pan.

3. Bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Let cake cool in pan on rack 15 minutes. Cut around cake in pan. Turn out cake.

Consider serving this with Kir Royals --

Pour about 1 tablespoon of Crème de Cassis or Chambord in the bottom of each champagne glass.
Fill with champagne and then top with a twist of lemon.

It’s a delicious way to celebrate friendship!

This menu is perfect for all kinds of girlfriend gatherings. Don’t forget all those weddings coming up this season! So keep it in mind for wedding showers, baby showers, and of course for just plain getting together with your girlfriends!

Lemon Sour Cream Pound Cake

about whitney dineen

Whitney Dineen is the "cookie maker to the stars" in Hollywood, as well as being a plus size model with the Ford Agency. Her delicious treats have been features on NBC's celebrity show, "Extra" as well as "The Other Half" and HGTV's "Smart Solutions." She is currently putting the final touches on her first cookbook, "Sweet Things" so you'll soon be able to make her favorite goodies for yourselves.