Some things in life are just simple. Simple is sometimes the best way to go...I sometimes forget about simple...This cake is a very simple butter cake with bourbon. And, no doubt...this time at BIWB, simple is best!
Super easy, super rich, and super boozy. All my favorite things!
My friend, Susan (over at My Mother's Apron Strings), makes amazing and comforting Bundt cakes of all sorts: lemon, apple fritter, pumpkin caramel, banana, vanilla...I've had my eye in making a boozy version of her vanilla Bundt cake for quite some time. I knew I wanted a solid vanilla butter cake and my booze of choice would, of course, be bourbon.
I love the smell and taste of bourbon baked in a vanilla cake. I especially love when the bourbon is used in the soaking sauce AND in the glaze. This cake does both and does not disappoint.
I used my new cookbook, Vintage Cakes by Julie Richardson. She has some great recipes and lots of nostalgia about each cake. This cake is inspired by, what else, her Kentucky Bourbon Cake. I made mine with dates; you don't have to, neither does Julie. It's all good!
And, because we love you and we love our Bundt cakes, we are giving away a Nordic Ware Fleur di Lis Bundt Pan! We also must thank our friends at Sur La Table for helping us with this giveaway.
Ready, set, go!
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