Whiskey Cake

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Around our home, at Christmas, you will have to search pretty high and low for a fruit cake, well at least for one baked by me. I do not like fruit cake, so I never bake one.  I suppose, that is a bit unkind of me, not to have fruit cake , for the fruit cake lovers......but hey, life isn't always fair.  I  do however, bake this wonderful, buttery, dense, cake. I bake it every year, it´s that good.  It is really easy to put together, with some very basic, ingredients, but the results, are out of this world. I like to double the, butter sauce, so that I can drink it with a straw, pour extra on top of the individual, slices of cake. Be warned, though,  this cake is very, very addictive, and it will have you, going back for seconds, and thirds.... Enjoy








 Whiskey Cake

Ingredients

    Cake

    • 1 (18 ounce) boxe yellow cake mix
    • 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding (jello)
    • 4 eggs
    • 1 cup milk
    • 1/3 cup  whiskey
    • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
    • 1 cup chopped pecans/walnuts
    • 1 cup  shredded coconut

    Glaze/Butter Sauce

    • 1/2 cup butter
    • 3/4 cup sugar
    • 1/2 cup  whiskey

Directions

  1. CAKE: Combine all ingredients and mix for 3 minutes by hand.
  2. Pour into well-greased floured, bundt/tube pan and bake for 50-60 minutes at 180/350 degrees.
  3. Toothpick should come out clean. (leave cake in pan )
  4. Glaze/butter sauce. ( make while cake is baking)
  5. Cook on stovetop on med.
  6. heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture is golden color.
  7. Leave cake in pan and using a toothpick, poke several holes into cake.
  8. Pour 3/4 of icing onto cake.
  9. Let set 15 minutes.
  10. Flip cake onto plate.
  11. Brush remaining icing onto top& sides of cake.

** for this cake, I used, a caramel flavor cake mix, coconut jello instant pudding, and instead of whiskey, I used caramel flavored vodka........the results : AMAZING


xo,Diana

Comments

  1. IlídiaDecember 29, 2011 at 2:38 PM

    Para comer com moderação, principalmente se formos conduzir :)
    Tem um aspeto pecaminoso. Mesmo como gosto :)
    Também não gosto do bolo de Natal típico, com frutas cristalizadas. Cá em casa, também faço um alternativo, cuja receita sairá um destes dias. Beijinhos

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  2. Manuela ©December 29, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    Que desgraça esta Diana! Eu gosto dos bolos todos, com frutas ou sem frutas, marcha tudo :D
    Beijinhos e boas entradas

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