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Whiskey Cake Recipe

Bree Hester
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course cake
Cuisine American
Servings 6 loaves
Calories 289 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the cake:

  • 2 boxes yellow cake mix
  • 2 boxes vanilla pudding mix I use the small box
  • 8 eggs
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1/4 cup Southern Comfort
  • 2 cups chopped walnuts

Frosting:

  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1 1/2 cups Southern Comfort
  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 cups chopped walnuts

Instructions
 

  • In the bowl of a standing mixer, add all of the cake ingredients except for the walnuts. Beat on medium speed for 5 minutes. Add the walnuts to the bowl and beat for another minute. The batter should be THICK.
    Cream batter being mixed in a stand mixer with chopped nuts beside it.
  • Spray your loaf pans with cooking spray before filling each pan halfway up with batter. Bake in your preheated 350-degree oven for 35 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
    Baked Bree loaf pans with raw batter ready for baking, on a baking sheet in a home kitchen.
  • While the cakes are still warm, make the frosting. First, melt the butter in a large bowl and then add the SoCo and powdered sugar. Whisk until the frosting is smooth. Set aside 1 1/2 cups of the frosting in a separate bowl.
    Creamy melted butter and egg mixture for baking recipe, ready to be combined with other ingredients.
  • Now, back to the freshly baked whiskey cakes. Poke holes all through them and then pour the frosting over the top. Allow the cakes to finish cooling before finishing.
    Golden baked vanilla sponge cakes in loaf pans cooling on a baking sheet.
  • Fold the walnuts into the reserved bowl of frosting. Once the frosted cakes have cooled completely, then you can go ahead and spread a layer of walnut frosting over the top. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 289kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 4gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 251mgFiber: 1g
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