This Kentucky bourbon cake is a unique fruit cake soaked in whiskey. You should aim to make this dessert a month in advance — if you can wait that long, which I can’t! You’ll need some cheesecloth for giving this cake its trademark bourbon wrap.
Ingredients
- 2 cups bourbon
- 8 ounces golden raisins
- 16 ounces red candied cherries, halved
- ¾ pound butter
- 2 cups white sugar
- 6 egg yolks
- 6 egg whites
- 2 cups packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 pound chopped pecans
- 1 cup bourbon
Directions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F (135 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch tube pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
Step 2
Soak raisins and cherries in 2 cups of bourbon or whiskey for 48 hours. Before making cake, drain well and reserve bourbon.
Step 3
In a separate bowl, mix flour, nutmeg, and baking powder. Set aside.
Step 4
In a small bowl, cream butter with white sugar. In a separate small bowl, cream yolks and brown sugar until very light.
Step 5
In a large bowl, combine two sugar mixtures and blend well.
Step 6
Alternately, add flour mixture and reserved bourbon in three stages, mixing well with each addition.
Step 7
Add soaked fruit and fold in. Add nuts and fold in.
Step 8
In a clean medium bowl, whip egg whites until stiff but not dry. Fold into batter until evenly distributed; pour into the prepared 10-inch tube pan.
Step 9
Bake cake in the bottom of the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 4 to 5 hours. Ovens vary, so it may take longer than 5 hours.
Step 10
Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes before turning out. When almost cool, brush sides and inside hole heavily with bourbon. Wrap cake with a bourbon-soaked cheesecloth, then with plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight and saturate again with bourbon. Cover with plastic wrap and then with foil and store for at least 2 weeks in a cool, dry place.
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings Per Recipe 14 | |
Calories 1077 | |
% Daily Value * | |
Total Fat46g | 58% |
Saturated Fat15g | 77% |
Cholesterol140mg | 47% |
Sodium234mg | 10% |
Total Carbohydrate131g | 48% |
Dietary Fiber5g | 18% |
Total Sugars86g | |
Protein11g | |
Vitamin C1mg | 4% |
Calcium100mg | 8% |
Iron4mg | 24% |
Potassium397mg | 8% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient.If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.
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