Gentleman's Pound Cake

Name: Gentleman's Pound Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters bourbon, divided; 473 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 8 larges eggs, separated; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 177 milliliters chopped pecans, toasted; 10 servings Powdered sugar; 710 milliliters sugar, divided; 3 teaspoons vanilla extract

Gentleman's Pound Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 885 calories, 9g of protein, and 46g of fat. This recipe serves 10. Head to the store and pick up sugar, butter, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Beat butter and 2 cups sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer 5 to 7 minutes.

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Butter

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.

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Egg Yolk

Stir together 1/2 cup bourbon and vanilla.

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Bourbon

Vanilla

Add flour to butter mixture alternately with bourbon mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition.

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Bourbon

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Beat egg whites at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy.

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Add remaining 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves (2 to 4 minutes). Fold into cake batter.

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Sugar

Sprinkle half of pecans into bottom of a greased and floured 10-inch tube pan. Fold remaining pecans into cake batter, and pour into pan.

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Pecans

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Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 25 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on a wire rack 10 to 15 minutes; remove cake from pan, and cool on wire rack.

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