Ingredients:
1/2 pound (two sticks of butter)
3 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
optional: 1 teaspoon lemon extract
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream butter and sugar together; add sour cream. Sift flour and baking soda together. Add to creamed mixture, alternately with eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Add vanilla and lemon extracts. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan and bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Lemon Glaze Ingredients:
2/3 sifted confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
Put sugar in a small bowl. Add lemon juice and rind. Whisk together until smooth and well blended. (I doubled this recipe!)