CREAM CHEESE BOURBON PECAN POUND CAKE RECIPE - FOOD.COM

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Top this dense and flavorful cake with sifted powdered sugar or maybe a simple glaze. I halved the recipe, and baked it in a loaf pan for about one hour. From Southern Living (December 2004)

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 1/2 cups butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 cups sugar
6 eggs
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup Bourbon
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups pecans, toasted and chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325°F
  • Grease and flour a 12 cup tube or bundt pan.
  • Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.
  • Gradually add sugar, beating at medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until the yellow yolk disappears.
  • Sift together flour and salt; add to butter mixture alternately with bourbon, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
  • Beat batter at low speed just until blended after each addition.
  • Stir in vanilla and pecans.
  • Pour batter into a greased and floured 12-cup tube pan.
  • Bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes to 1 hour and 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
  • Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.

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