Bourbon Pecan Cake Recipes

BOURBON-PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• In medium size bowl, mix cherries, raisins and bourbon.
• Cover and refrigerate for 8-24 hour.
• Grease and flour 12 cup fluted tube pan.
• Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• Drain fruits, reserving bourbon.
• In small bowl, toss ¼ flour and pecans.
• In medium size bowl, mix remaining 2 ¼ cups flour with nutmeg, baking powder and salt.
• In large bowl with electric mixer at high speed, beat butter until light and fluffy.
• Add sugar, ½ cup at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add eggyolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in 1 cup flour mixture.
• With mixer at medium speed, add ¼ cup reserved bourbon alternately with remaining 2 cups flour mixture, beating well each addition.
• Batter will be thick.
• In another large bowl with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form when beaters are lifted.
• Stir about ¼ beaten egg whites into batter and fold in remaining egg whites.
• Fold in cherries, raisins and nuts.
• Turn batter into prepared pan and bake about 1 ½ hours or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Remove cake from pan and brush remaining reserved bourbon.
• Drizzle glaze down sides.
• Cut candied cherries and pecans into quarters and garnish cake.
• NOTE: For stronger bourbon flavor, saturate piece of cheesecloth with additional bourbon.
• Wrap cake in cheesecloth then with foil or plastic wrap.
• Store in refrigerator in tightly covered container for 2-3 weeks.
• Unwrap cake, place on serving platter.
• Drizzle with glaze and garnish as desired.
• CONFECTIONER’S SUGAR GLAZE: In a small bowl, beat 1 cup confectioner’s sugar, 4 tsp milk and ¼ tsp vanilla extract until smooth.

PECAN-BOURBON BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Position oven rack in the lower middle position; preheat to 350°; prepare Bundt pan by making a paste from 1 tablespoon melted butter and 1 tablespoon flour; apply it with a pastry brush so you can thoroughly coat the surface of the pan, including all the nooks and crannies.
• Nut filling: Toss all the filling ingredients together in a bowl.
• Cake: Whisk the flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl; in a small bowl, whisk buttermilk, molasses, bourbon, and vanilla together.
• In a big bowl, beat the butter and sugar together with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy--3 to 6 minutes.
• Beat in the eggs and egg yolk, one at a time, until combined, about 1 minute.
• Decrease mixer speed to low; beat in 1/3 of the flour mixture, followed by half of the buttermilk mixture; repeat with half the remaining flour mixture and the remaining buttermilk mixture.
• Beat in the remaining flour mixture until just incorporated.
• Scrape half the batter into the prepared pan, smooth the top; sprinkle evenly with the nut filling.
• Scrape the remaining batter over the nuts and smooth the top.
• Wipe any drops of batter off the sides of the pan and gently tap the pan on the counter to settle the batter.
• Bake the cake until a wooden pick comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 50-60 minutes, rotating pan halfway through baking.
• Let cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack; let cake cool completely, about 2 hours.
• Glaze: Whisk all the glaze ingredients together until smooth, then let sit until thickened, about 25 minutes.
• Drizzle the bourbon glaze over the top and sides of the cake; let glaze set, about 25 minutes, before serving.

BOURBON PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan. Combine 1 cup of the flour with currants and pecans. Set aside.
• Mix together the remaining 2 cups flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks one at a time, then beat in the flour mixture alternately with the bourbon. Stir in the currant pecan mixture.
• In a large bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff. Gently fold egg whites into the cake batter. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.

KENTUCKY BOURBON PECAN CAKE

Steps:

• Sift 1 1/2 C sifted flour with baking powder and salt. Drain bourbon from cherries and supplement to make 1/2 cup. Cream on high for 5 min: 1 stick of butter, 3 egg yolks and 1 C plus 2 Tbsp sugar. Add flour-bourbon alternately beating just to mix smooth. Pour over fruit and nuts, mix with wooden spoon. Beat egg whites to peaks, fold into above.Bake in foil lined pans as above til toothpick comes out clean. Let cake remain in metal loaf pan 30 minutes then turn out on cake rack and remove foil. Turn top side up and cool completely. Dribble extra bourbon over cake, wrap in foil and plastic bag, store in refrigerator and age for several weeks. Add bourbon once before Christmas. Cut in thin slices with very sharp knife.

BOURBON SPIKED PEACH PECAN UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the caramel and fruit: Stir the sugar and 1 1/2 tablespoons water together in a 10-inch ovenproof skillet to make a mixture like wet sand. Cook over medium-high heat until melted and light amber, about 5 minutes. Stir in the salt if making a salted caramel. Arrange the peaches, cut-side down, on top. Drizzle the bourbon over the fruit.
• For the batter: Whisk together the flour, pecans, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat together the sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating after each addition, then beat in the vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture in 3 batches, alternating with the buttermilk, stirring until just incorporated.
• Pour the batter over the fruit and spread evenly. Bake until golden brown all over and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let rest for 15 minutes and then invert onto a platter. Cool to room temperature before serving. Serve with scoops of vanilla ice cream if using.

CHOCOLATE PECAN BOURBON CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 10-inch angel food cake (tube) pan or 12-cup fluted tube cake pan.
• In large bowl, beat all Cake ingredients except pecans with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in pecans. Pour into pan.
• Bake 60 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In 2-quart saucepan, melt 1 ounce chocolate and 1 teaspoon butter over low heat, stirring occasionally. Stir in powdered sugar and water until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle cooled cake with Chocolate Glaze.

CHOCOLATE BOURBON PECAN CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place a greased 10-in. springform pan on a double thickness of heavy duty foil. Securely wrap foil around pan. Combine cookie crumbs and butter; press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a greased 10-in. springform pan. Place on a baking sheet. Bake until set, 8-10 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 325°., Meanwhile, drizzle caramel topping over crust; sprinkle with pecans. , In another bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla and remaining flour until smooth. Beat in eggs and yolks just until combined. Stir in cream and bourbon. Pour into crust; place springform pan in larger baking pan; add 1 in. of hot water to larger pan. Bake until center is almost set, 65-70 minutes. Remove springform pan from water bath; remove foil. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife, remove foil. , Chill for 8 hours or overnight, covering when completely cooled. Remove sides of pan. If desired, just before serving, top with whipped cream, pecans and caramel sauce. Refrigerate leftovers.