Eggnog Cake

Eggnog Cake

  • Prepare: 45M
  • Cook: 3H 30M
  • Total: 4H 15M
Eggnog Cake

Eggnog Cake

Ingredients

  • Produce

    • 1 lb Candied cherries
    • 1 lb Dates
  • Refrigerated

    • 6 Eggs, yolks, large whites
  • Baking & Spices

    • 4 cups All-purpose flour, unbleached
    • 2 1/2 cups Granulated sugar
    • 1 tsp Salt
  • Nuts & Seeds

    • 1 lb Pecans
  • Dairy

    • 1/2 lb Butter, unsalted
  • Beer, Wine & Liquor

    • 1 cup Bourbon
  • Other

    • Cheesecloth
  • Time
  • Prepare: 45M
  • Cook: 3H 30M
  • Total: 4H 15M

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Description

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Ingredients

  • ½ pound unsalted butter
  • 2½ cups granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup bourbon, plus additional to keep cake moist
  • 4 cups sifted unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 6 large eggs, yolks and whites separated
  • 1 lb. pecans, chopped
  • 1 lb. candied cherries (combination of red and green)
  • 1 lb. chopped dates
  • Cheesecloth

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Cut a piece of parchment paper or waxed paper to fit the bottom of a 10” round tube pan (Angle Food Cake pan). Lightly great the tube pan, then place the waxed paper on the bottom and lightly grease the paper too. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl combine 1 cup of flour with the cherries, nuts and dates. Set aside.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy. In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolks until smooth. Add the egg yolks and salt to the butter and sugar mixture and blend just until incorporated. Add 1 cup of flour and ½ cup of the bourbon. Repeat alternating between the bourbon and flour. Blend on low until incorporated. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula and beat just until blended. Fold in the fruit and nuts using a wooden spoon With clean beaters in a clean small bowl, beat the egg whites until medium stiff peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the bourbon batter and gently combine with a wooden spoon until no more egg white is showing.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared tube pan. Place a small pan of water on the lowest rack of the oven and bake the cake for 3½ hours.
  • Cool the cake for at least 30 minutes in the pan then transfer to a rack to cool. Once cool, wrap the cake with bourbon soaked cheesecloth and store in the refrigerator in an airtight container. Every day or two sprinkle the cheesecloth with a tablespoon or more of bourbon to keep it moist. Be sure to sprinkle the bourbon all around the cake top, and sides. Allow the cake to rest for a week or two before serving.
  • Prepare: 45 mins
  • Cook Time: 3 hours 30 mins
  • TotalTime:
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Mammaw's Eggnog Cake ~ part fruit and nuts, and the other part bourbon soaked cake, this delicious treat will put the "nog" in your "eggs!"

Eggnog Cake

  • Produce

    • 1 lb Candied cherries
    • 1 lb Dates
  • Refrigerated

    • 6 Eggs, yolks, large whites
  • Baking & Spices

    • 4 cups All-purpose flour, unbleached
    • 2 1/2 cups Granulated sugar
    • 1 tsp Salt
  • Nuts & Seeds

    • 1 lb Pecans
  • Dairy

    • 1/2 lb Butter, unsalted
  • Beer, Wine & Liquor

    • 1 cup Bourbon
  • Other

    • Cheesecloth

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(Mammaw's Eggnog Cake - Saving Room for Dessert

Mammaw's Eggnog Cake ~ part fruit and nuts, and the other part bourbon soaked cake, this delicious treat will put the "nog" in your "eggs!"