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Chocolate Pecan Bourbon Cake

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 3 hr 40 min
  • Ingredients 18
  • Servings 16
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by Qué Rica Vida Cocina
Updated Jul 6, 2010
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Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup bourbon or water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 oz unsweetened baking chocolate, melted, cooled
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Glaze

  • 1 oz unsweetened baking chocolate
  • 1 teaspoon butter or margarine
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 5 or 6 teaspoons boiling water
  • Additional chopped pecans, if desired

Directions

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    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and side of 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan or 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening; lightly flour. In large bowl, beat all cake ingredients except 1 cup chopped pecans with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Stir in 1 cup pecans. Pour into pan.
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    2
    Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 5 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes Remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
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    3
    In 2-quart saucepan, melt 1 ounce chocolate and 1 teaspoon butter over low heat, stirring occasionally. Stir in powdered sugar and water until smooth and thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over cake. Sprinkle with additional pecans.

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    Serve slices of this decadent cake with chocolate or vanilla ice cream.
  • tip 2
    Fresh raspberries and a sprig of mint make a nice garnish.

Nutrition Information

370 Calories, 17g Total Fat, 5g Protein, 49g Total Carbohydrate, 33g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
370
Calories from Fat
150
Total Fat
17g
26%
Saturated Fat
7g
37%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
45mg
14%
Sodium
230mg
10%
Potassium
150mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
49g
16%
Dietary Fiber
2g
10%
Sugars
33g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
15%
15%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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