Bourbon Spice Bundt Cake
Open up a bottle of bourbon...and bake a cake! This Bourbon Spice Bundt Cake is packed with warming baking spices. It's a delicious way to celebrate the arrival of cooler temperatures!
Servings: 16 slices
Calories: 426kcal
Ingredients
For the Cake
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 package 3.4-oz. instant vanilla pudding mix
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground cardamom
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- ¾ cup 2% milk
- ¾ cup bourbon whiskey
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1⅓ cups coarsely chopped pecans divided
For the Bourbon Glaze
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup unsalted butter
- 2 Tbsp light corn syrup
- 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 2 Tbsp bourbon whiskey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
For the Cake
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour a standard 12-cup Bundt pan; set pan aside.
- Using a large mixing bowl, add flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, pudding mix, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and cloves; stir until well combined.
- Using a separate bowl, add milk, bourbon, vegetable oil and eggs; stir until well combined. Add liquid mixture to the bowl with the dry ingredients; stir until well combined.
- Fold 1 cup of chopped pecans into batter.
- Transfer batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 65-70 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out mostly clean.
- Remove pan from oven and let cool for 15 minutes.
- Invert pan onto serving plate. Let cake cool completely.
For the Bourbon Glaze
- Using a medium saucepan, add all of the glaze ingredients except for vanilla (brown sugar, butter, light corn syrup, sweetened condensed milk and bourbon). Place over medium heat and cook, stirring often, until mixture is smooth and no longer grainy.
- Remove glaze from heat and stir in vanilla extract.
- Pour glaze over the top of the cooled cake. Sprinkle remaining chopped pecans on top of glaze before it sets.
Nutrition
Calories: 426kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 191mg | Potassium: 202mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 201IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 110mg | Iron: 1mg
