I have this great idea for a Memorial Day dessert. I'm going to cut star shapes out of pound cake and then assemble it on the plate with fresh strawberries, blueberries and whipped cream. It should look very festive. I haven't decided yet if I will be sandwiching the berries between 2 stars or just use one per plate. I guess it will depend on how many stars I will be able to cut out. I couldn't decide on a sour cream or buttermilk pound cake. So I thought why not use both? I have an extra long loaf pan for mine. However,you can either fit this into a bundt pan or 1 loaf pan and 1 mini loaf pan.
2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups all purpose flour
zest of 1 large orange
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 325. Spray your baking pan with baking spray. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and soda together;set aside. In a large bowl with an electric mixer, whip the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time. Add the zest and the vanilla. Add half of the flour to the bowl. Follow with the sour cream and the buttermilk. Finish with the remaining flour. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake for 90 minutes. Do not open the oven for the first 60 minutes. When the cake begins to pull away from the sides of the pan, it is done. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Remove from pan onto a cooling rack and let it cool completely. To form into stars. Cut the cake into 3/4 inch slices. Use a cookie cutter to cut the shapes. Save the trimmings to make a small trifle or cake crumbs for another dish.
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