• 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
• 3 cups sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 6 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

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. Pour into a greased and floured tube pan and bake for 1 hour 20 minutes.