Boozy Spice Cake Recipe 455

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a bundt pan and set aside. In a large bowl or bowl of a stand mixer, beat cake mix, water, oil and bourbon on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping sides of bowl occasionally. Fold in chopped walnuts, if desired. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 to 45 minutes. Remove cake from oven and cool 10 minutes before removing from pan. Transfer cake to serving plate. Meanwhile, make the glaze: In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt and cook butter, whisking constantly, until butter browns and turns a caramel color. Strain butter into a large bowl. Add powdered sugar, vanilla and milk to bowl and stir to combine. Immediately pour glaze evenly over warm cake. Let glaze set and cake cool before slicing.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease 6 mini loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Combine cake mix, pudding mixes, and 1/2 cup walnuts in a large bowl.
• Whisk 1/2 cup Irish whiskey, milk, and oil together in a separate bowl. Whisk in eggs. Pour over cake mixture and stir until blended. Divide batter among the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in brown sugar. Add remaining walnuts, 1 tablespoon whiskey, and water. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until smooth, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in remaining whiskey.
• Cool cakes for 5 minutes before inverting a wire rack set over a baking sheet. Use a toothpick to poke small holes across the tops. Pour whiskey topping over cakes and leave to soak in as they cool.