kentucky bourbon cake

Name: Kentucky Bourbon Cake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 4 cup(s) sifted all-purpose flour or unbleached all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 cup(s) butter, softened; 2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 6 large eggs; 1 pound(s) confectioners' sugar, sifted; 3/4 cup(s) kentucky bourbon (whiskey)*; 2 cup(s) chopped pecans; 1 cup(s) kentucky bourbon (whiskey)*; - extra confectioners' sugar for dusting top of cake; - *to make the bourbon a milder flavor, reduce each amount of bourbon by 1/4 cup or more, depending on preference. substitute apple juice or white grape juice for the most subtlety; could sub-in orange juice for the missing bourbon, for more flavor.

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Private Recipe by

Sharon Colyer

@Cmom02

Louisville, KY

I don't have a source for this. I had it written on notebook paper. There are a lot of good cakes & pies, that originated in Kentucky. If you aren't used to bourbon or other alcohol, in your desserts or other foods, you might want to start off, with less alcohol; maybe a quarter cup to less from each bourbon listed. Bourbon, in particular, can be pretty strong. To replace the reduced bourbon liquid, see suggestions, in ingredient list.

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yield serving(s)

prep time 1 Hr

cook time 1 Hr 30 Min

method Bake

Ingredients For kentucky bourbon cake

4 c

sifted all-purpose flour or unbleached all-purpose flour
2 tsp

baking powder
1/2 tsp

salt
1 c

butter, softened
2 tsp

vanilla extract
6 lg

eggs
1 lb

confectioners' sugar, sifted
3/4 c

kentucky bourbon (whiskey)*
2 c

chopped pecans
1 c

kentucky bourbon (whiskey)*
extra confectioners' sugar for dusting top of cake
*to make the bourbon a milder flavor, reduce each amount of bourbon by 1/4 cup or more, depending on preference. substitute apple juice or white grape juice for the most subtlety; could sub-in orange juice for the missing bourbon, for more flavor.

How To Make kentucky bourbon cake

1
Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a 10 x 4 inch tube pan.

2
In a bowl, sift flour, with baking powder and salt.
3
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, until very fluffy and almost white. Gradually, beat in the 1 pound (lb.) of confectioners' sugar. Stir in vanilla ext. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4
Add dry ingredients to wet mixture, alternately with 3/4 cup bourbon, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Fold in pecans. Pour mixture, into prepared pan.
5
Bake cake 1 1/2 hours, or until firm to the touch. Cool cake in pan 15 minutes; then, unmold onto rack.
6
While cake is warm, spoon the 1 cup of bourbon slowly over it, allowing it to soak in. Cool thoroughly, before slicing. Serve dusted with confectioners' sugar. Makes one 10 inch tube pan cake.
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