Bourbon Pecan Pound Cake

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 lb butter
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 6 eggs
• 3 cups cake flour, sifted
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup bourbon
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, coarsely chopped
• 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 tablespoon bourbon
• 2 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 combine butter and sugar in bowl of electric mixer and blend until light and fluffy.
• 2 add eggs one at a time, beating constantly.
• 3 sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg.
• 4 blend sour cream and bourbon.
• 5 alternately add flour and sour cream mixture to batter.
• 6 add pecans.
• 7 grease bottom and sides of tube or bunt pan.
• 8 pour in batter and bake at 325 degrees for about one hour and 30 minutes.
• 9 test cake frequently after first hour and 15 minutes for doneness.
• 10 let cake cool in pan for 15 minutes before turning out on wire rack.
• 11 to prepare glaze, combine sugar and bourbon.
• 12 stir while gradually adding water.
• 13 add only enough water to make a pourable glaze without allowing mixture to become too thin.
• 14 pour glaze over top of warm cake and let dribble down sides.