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Kentucky Bourbon Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Kentucky Bourbon Cake

13 ingredients 1 - 10 inch tube pan openrecipes
Kentucky Bourbon Cake

"Fruit cake soaked in whiskey. Should be made a month in advance, if you can wait that long (I can't!). You'll need some cheesecloth for giving this cake its trademark bourbon wrap."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1041
Calories
24g
Protein
40g
Fat
151g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pecans 1 oz (28g / ~19 halves) 196
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Grape 1/2 cup (76g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups bourbon
  • 8 ounces golden raisins
  • 16 ounces red candied cherries, halved
  • 3/4 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

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