Penny’s Whiskey Cake
Ingredients
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 (18.25 ounce) package yellow
cake mix
1 (5 ounce) package instant
French vanilla pudding mix
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs
1/2 cup whiskey
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup water
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup whiskey
Directions to make Penny’s Whiskey Cake,
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a
10-inch Bundt pan or tube cake pan. Sprinkle the walnuts evenly in
the bottom of the prepared pan.
Place the cake mix, pudding mix, 1/2 cup water, vegetable oil,
eggs, and 1/2 cup whiskey into a mixing bowl, and beat until well
blended with an electric mixer, about 2 minutes. Pour the batter
over the nuts in the pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until the cake is set and the top springs
back when pushed slightly, about 1 hour. When the cake is
completely cool, run a paring knife between the cake and the edge
of the pan. Hold the cake pan on its side and gently tap the sides of
the pan against the counter to loosen it. Cover the cake pan with a
plate or cooling rack, and invert it to tip the cake out of the pan and
onto the plate. Poke holes all over the top of the cake with a
toothpick.
To make glaze, melt butter in a saucepan over low heat, then pour
in 1/4 cup water and the sugar. Stir the mixture together until
smooth, and bring to a boil over medium-low heat; boil for 5
minutes, then remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup whiskey. Let the
mixture cool about 10 minutes, then pour the warm glaze over the
cake, allowing it to soak into the holes in the cake.