Texas Cowboy Cake
By
Cindy Moblo
@cmoblo
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My family's history in Texas goes back to the 1850's, and this recipe has been a family holiday favorite for generations. It primarily contains only ingredients a ranch would have readily available. It's the perfect "non-fruitcake lovers" fruitcake!
*Current update: I asked my Aunt Mary (my dad's cousin) where my Grandmother had received this recipe from. It came to her from her cousin, Jennie Morrow Decker. Jennie was the oldest surviving employee of Exxon Corporation, and the youngest grandchild of General Sam Houston!
*Current update: I asked my Aunt Mary (my dad's cousin) where my Grandmother had received this recipe from. It came to her from her cousin, Jennie Morrow Decker. Jennie was the oldest surviving employee of Exxon Corporation, and the youngest grandchild of General Sam Houston!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Turn EVERY day into a holiday with this wonderful cake... a true celebration of family and flavor! 
Rating:
★★★★★ 23 votes
Comments:
Serves:
8-12 per loaf
Prep:
30 Min
Cook:
2 Hr
Method:
Bake
Ingredients
- 3 c
- sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp
- cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp
- cloves, ground
- 2 c
- water
- 1 c
- strong brewed coffee
- 1 box
- raisins (15 oz.)
- 1 box
- dates, chopped (8 oz.)
- 3/4 c
- butter
- 4 1/2 c
- all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp
- baking soda
- 1 1/2 Tbsp
- baking powder
- 3/4 tsp
- salt
- 3/4 c
- chopped pecans
- 1/2 c
- light corn syrup
- 1 c
- pecans, halved
- 2 Tbsp
- bourbon or rum (optional)
How to Make Texas Cowboy Cake
- 1Combine first eight ingredients in a saucepan and bring to low boil while stirring continually. Reduce heat and let simmer 5 minutes. Remove to cool.
- 2Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
- 3Once cooled to lukewarm, slowly stir the liquid spice/fruit mixture into the dry ingredients. Fold in chopped pecans. Pour into two large well-greased loaf pans.
- 4Arrange pecan halves in a decorative pattern on the top of the loaves.
- 5Bake 1 hour at 300 degrees.
- 6With a brush, gently apply a coat of corn syrup over the cakes. (A few tablespoons of bourbon or rum may be added to the corn syrup.)
- 7Continue baking one hour, or until a toothpick come out of the cakes cleanly. Cool.
- 8For an adult dessert, a few tablespoons of bourbon or rum can be poured on each slice prior to serving.
About Texas Cowboy Cake
Course/Dish: Cakes, Sweet Breads
Main Ingredient: Flour
Regional Style: American
Collections: Fall Food, 2012 Member's Choice
