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Bourbon Brown Sugar Pound Cake

Bourbon Brown Sugar Pound Cake Recipe

A yummy recipe from Kentucky! Makes a great gift! I don't drink alcohol, but love to cook with it! Adapted from Mimi's cyber kitchen.
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Prep Time 25 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 20 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 cake
Calories 5643.5 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 cup whole milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 4 tablespoons Bourbon
  • 1 1/2 cups dark brown sugar, packed
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened (2 sticks)
  • 5 eggs

FROSTING

  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 tablespoons Bourbon
  • strawberry (to garnish)
  • blueberries (to garnish)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 325°F.
  • Grease and flour a 12-cup bundt pan.
  • In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
  • Combine the milk, vanilla, and 4 tablespoons bourbon.
  • In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat brown sugar and 1/2 cup sugar until lump free.
  • Add butter and beat at high speed until light and creamy, about 5 minutes.
  • Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • At low speed, alternately add flour mixture and milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes or until cake springs back when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes.
  • Remove cake from pan.
  • Frosting:
  • In small bowl, combine orange juice, 1/3 cup sugar, and 2 tablespoons bourbon.
  • Brush mixture all over warm cake.
  • Cool cake completely.
  • Garnish with berries or other fruit for a pretty presentation.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1734gCalories: 5643.5kcalCarbohydrates: 789gProtein: 78.2gFat: 218.7gSaturated Fat: 128.4gCholesterol: 1563.8mgSodium: 4423.7mgFiber: 10.2gSugar: 500.2g
Keyword < 4 Hours, Christmas, Dessert, Fruit, Nuts
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