Mrs. Callahan's Whiskey Cake

This was Grandmom's recipe which she got from one of her 'pals' at Radio condenser. It's one of my favorites ~Pat

 

Mrs. Callahan's Whiskey Cake

Cake

  • 1 box (18.5) yellow cake mix

  • 1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding.  Do not use the no-sugar kind.

  • 1 ounce of whiskey
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • ½ cup oil
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 tsp. flour

Glaze

  • 1 stick of butter (8 Tbsp.)
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ cup whiskey

*Grease and flour tube pan & pre-heat oven to 325 degrees.

*Combine cake and pudding mixes with whiskey and eggs, beating well.

*Beat in milk and oil.

*Toss walnuts in flour and fold into batter.

*Pour into a greased and floured 10 inch tube pan.

*Bake at 325 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes. Remove from oven and leave in the pan while preparing glaze.

Glaze:

*Heat together butter, sugar and whiskey on medium heat until butter is melted, sugar dissolves and mixture bubbles.

*Pour hot mixture over cake still in pan. The cake must not rise above edges of the pan. If it does this, trim around edges. (That will happen if a smaller pan is used).

*Cool in pan for 2 hours.

*At the end of 2 hours, invert pan and remove cake onto cake dish.  It may come out slowly, so allow time for it to slide out.

*Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours. Whiskey will continue to soak into cake.

*When ready to serve, sprinkle with powdered sugar.

This cake can be made one week ahead if wrapped and refrigerated. It improves with aging.


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