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Bourbon-Pecan Pound Cake
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 1 Minutes
Ready In: 31 Minutes
Servings: 4
From Southern Living.
Ingredients:
1 cup shortening
2 1/2 cups sugar
6 eggs
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
1/2 cup bourbon
1 cup finely chopped pecans
2 1/4 cups sifted powdered sugar
2 tablespoons bourbon
2 teaspoons water
Directions:
1. In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening; gradually add in sugar, beating well using an electric mixer on medium speed.
2. Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg; set aside.
4. In another bowl, combine sour cream and bourbon; add to creamed mixture alternately with flour mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
5. Mix just until blended after each addition.
6. Fold in pecans.
7. Pour batter into a greased/floured 10-inch tube pan.
8. Bake in a 325° oven for 1 hour and 10 to 15 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
9. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack for 10-15 minutes.
10. Remove cake from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
11. In a bowl, combine all the glaze ingredients; stir well.
12. Drizzle glaze over cooled cake.
By RecipeOfHealth.com