Kentucky Bourbon Cake Recipe

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Kentucky Bourbon Cake
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
12612
Calories
Total time
3180
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Pour 2 cups bourbon or whiskey over raisins and cherries.
  2. Soak in covered container for 48 hours.
  3. Before mixing in cake, drain well, reserve bourbon.
  4. Soften butter at room temp.
  5. Cream until light.
  6. Add sugar,beat until fluffy.
  7. Beat egg yolks until very light, than add brown sugar.
  8. Beat well to dissolve sugar.
  9. In a very large bowl, combine the 2 sugar mixtures blend well.
  10. Mix nutmeg baking powder with 4-1/2 cups flour.
  11. Mix other 1/2 cup flour with nuts.
  12. Add flour mixture alternately with bourbon to sugar,butter, egg mixture, mixing well after each addition.
  13. Add soaked fruit, fold in, then add the nuts fold in.
  14. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
  15. Fold into batter until evenly distributed.
  16. Pour in greased 10 tube pan lined with greased brown paper.
  17. Place a pan of water in bottom of oven.
  18. Bake 4-5 hours at 275.
  19. Test with toothpick about 2 from outer edge of cake.
  20. May take longer than 5 hours.
  21. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes before turning out.
  22. When almost cool, sponge sides inside hole heavily with bourbon-saturated cheesecloth.
  23. Cover cake with this cloth, then in plastic wrap Let set overnight saturate again.
  24. Recover tightly with plastic wrap.
  25. Store at least 2 weeks.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 12611.84 Kcal (52803 kJ)
Calories from fat 7104.47 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 789.39g 1214%
Cholesterol 905.67mg 302%
Sodium 323.51mg 13%
Potassium 3540.62mg 75%
Total Carbs 1156.3g 385%
Sugars 861.65g 3447%
Dietary Fiber 90.24g 361%
Protein 255.62g 511%
Vitamin C 394.4mg 657%
Vitamin A 163.7mg 5456%
Iron 62.8mg 349%
Calcium 3718.3mg 372%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 807.33 Kcal (3380 kJ)
Calories from fat 454.78 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 50.53g 1214%
Cholesterol 57.97mg 302%
Sodium 20.71mg 13%
Potassium 226.65mg 75%
Total Carbs 74.02g 385%
Sugars 55.16g 3447%
Dietary Fiber 5.78g 361%
Protein 16.36g 511%
Vitamin C 25.2mg 657%
Vitamin A 10.5mg 5456%
Iron 4mg 349%
Calcium 238mg 372%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 317.2
    Points
  • 345
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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