Bourbon Cake

This delicious Bourbon Cake is made with pumpkin spice bourbon in the cake and in the glaze making it the perfect dessert for all your fall holidays, celebrations, and events.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword bourbon, bundt, cake, pecan

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1 10

Cool 20

Total Time 1 40

Servings

Calories 530kcal

Equipment

bundt pan
saucepan
Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

Cake

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp kosher salt
½ tsp ground nutmeg
1 cup unsalted butter softened
2 ½ cups granulated sugar
6 large eggs
1 cup sour cream
½ cup pumpkin spice bourbon

Pumpkin Spice Bourbon Glaze

¼ cup unsalted butter
½ cup light brown sugar packed
3 tbsp pumpkin spiced bourbon
1 cup confectioner's sugar
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

Cake

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9in bundt pan with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
Using a large bowl, beat together the butter, and sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in the eggs one at a time until combined.
Mix in the sour cream and bourbon.
Gradually beat in the dry ingredients until combined.
Pour the batter into the bundt pan and bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow it to cool for 20 minutes before removing it from the pan and placing the cake onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Glaze

Using a medium saucepan, melt the butter over low heat.
Whisk in the brown sugar and bourbon until combined and bring to a simmer. Cook for 1 minute.
Whisk in the confectioner's sugar, and vanilla until smooth.
Pour the glaze over the bundt cake and sprinkle with the chopped pecans.

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