(for the cake)
3 cups sifted cake flour
1 t baking powder
1/2 t baking soda
1 t fine sea salt
1 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
4 eggs, at room temperature
1/4 cup bourbon
1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
(for the glaze)
6 T unsalted butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup bourbon
[how to make]
(for the cake)
*Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
*Sift together the flour, baking powder, soda, and salt in a bowl, then whisk the mixture by hand to ensure that the ingredients are well mixed.
*In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugars together on medium high speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes.
*As you make the batter, stop the mixer frequently and scrape the paddle and the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
*Blend in the eggs one at time.
*Combine the bourbon and buttermilk in a small bowl.
*With the mixer on low speed, add the flour mixture in three parts, alternating with the buttermilk-bourbon mixture in two parts, beginning and ending with the flour
*After each addition, mix until just barely blended and stop and scrape the bowl.
*Stop the mixer before the last of the flour has been incorporated and complete the blending by hand with a rubber spatula.
*Pour the batter into the prepared pan and spread it out evenly.
*Place the pan in the oven and bake until the cake is golden and springs back when touched, 40 to 45 minutes.
(for the glaze)
*Combine the butter, sugar, and bourbon in a small saucepan over low heat just until the butter melts and she sugar dissolves, whisking to combine.
*Remove the cake from the oven but leave it in the pan.
*Poke holes all over the top of the cake with a wooden skewer.
*Pour three-quarters of the glaze slowly over the cake, saving the remaining glaze.
*Allow the cake to cool for 30 minutes, then flip it our onto a serving plate so the glazed par is on the bottom.
*Brush the top with the remaining glaze.
*If the glaze has thickened, rewarm it over low heat.
-makes 10 to 12-
Labels: Kentucky Bourbon Cake recipe
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