*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                 Kentucky Bourbon Brown-Sugar Pound Cake

Recipe By     : Karee-Fabfood
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   3      c             All-purpose flour
     3/4  ts            Salt
     1/2  ts            Baking powder
     1/2  ts            Baking soda
     3/4  c             Milk
   2      ts            Vanilla extract
   6      tb            Bourbon whiskey
   1 1/2  c             Dark brown sugar -- packed
     1/2  c             Sugar -- +1/3 cup
   1      c             Butter -- softened
   5      lg            Eggs
   2      tb            Orange juice
                        Strawberries and blueberries --
                        - for garnish (optional)

Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube pan. In
medium bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. In
1-cup glass measuring cup, combine milk, vanilla, and 4 tb bourbon.

In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat brown sugar and
1/2 cup sugar until free of lumps. Add butter and beat at high speed
until light and creamy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time,
beating well after each addition. At low speed, alternately add flour
mixture and milk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.

Pour batter into pan. Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes or until cake
springs back when lightly touched with finger and toothpick inserted
in center comes out clean. Cool cake in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
Remove cake from pan.

In small bowl, combine orange juice, 1/3 cup sugar, and remaining
2 tb bourbon; brush mixture all over warm cake. Cool cake completely.
Garnish with berries if you like.


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