Bourbon Whiskey Cake Recipe

• 1 lb Candied cherries, minced
• 1 pt Bourbon
• 2 c. Granulated sugar
• 6 x Egg yolks, beaten
• 1 lb Walnuts, minced
• 1 tsp Gound cinnamon
• 1 pch Allspice
• 1 tsp Baking pwdr
• 1/2 lb Golden brown raisins
• 1/2 lb Minced dates
• 1 1/2 c. Butter, softened
• 1 c. Light brown sugar
• 5 c. Sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp Grnd nutmeg
• 6 x Eggwhited, stiffly beaten

1. Soak fruit in Bourbon in a bowl a couple of days before you plan to make cake.
2. Cream butter and sugars till fluffy; add in eggyolks, and beat well.
3. Stir in the fruit and Bourbon.
4. Combine flour, spices and baking pwdr to cream mix, mix well.
5. Gently mix in eggwhites.
6. Gently mix in nuts.
7. Pour batter in 10-inchtube or possibly bundt pan, greased and floured.
8. Bake in pre-heated 275 F. oven for 3 to 3 1/2 hrs.
9. Test for doneness by inserting toothpick gently into center of cake.
10. Cake is done whn toothpick comes out clean.
11. Wrap in a Bourbon soaked cheesecloth when cool.
12. Then in foil.
13. Age for at least 2 weeks, before cutting.

candied cherries, bourbon, sugar, egg yolks, walnuts, cinnamon, pch allspice, baking pwdr, golden brown raisins, dates, butter, light brown sugar, flour, nutmeg

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/bourbon-whiskey-cake-89671 (may not work)