whiskey cake

Name: Whiskey Cake
Ingredients: 1 cup(s) chopped walnuts or pecans; 1 box(es) yellow cake mix; 1 box(es) large instant vanilla pudding; 1/2 cup(s) cold water; 1/2 cup(s) vegetable oil; 4 - eggs; 1/2 cup(s) whiskey, i've used crown royal, southern comfort and jack daniels with success; 1 stick(s) butter, softened; 1/4 cup(s) water; 1 cup(s) granulated sugar; 1/2 cup(s) whiskey

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Penny R

Atoka, TN

Updated on Feb 6, 2010

Although most of the alcohol cooks out of the cake, it still has a distinct whiskey flavor.

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Ingredients

1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1 box yellow cake mix
1 box large instant vanilla pudding
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 - eggs
1/2 cup whiskey, i've used crown royal, southern comfort and jack daniels with success
1 stick butter, softened
1/4 cup water
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup whiskey

How To Make whiskey cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325°. Grease and flour 12 inch bundt or 10 inch tube pan.

Step 2

Place chopped nuts in bottom of pan. In mixing bowl, blend cake mix, instant pudding, water, oil, eggs and 1/2 cup whiskey. Beat for 2 minutes.
Step 3

Pour batter over nuts. Bake approximately 1 hour or until cake top springs back when lightly touched.
Step 4

Let cool and invert onto serving dish, pricking the top of the cake with a toothpick. While cake is cooling, prepare glaze.
Step 5

Mix butter, water and sugar together in saucepan. Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and add the other 1/2 cup whiskey. Pour glaze slowly over cake, allowing glaze to absorb into cake.
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