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A Better Bundt Cake

Posted September 28, 2010


Pecan Molasses Bundt Cake with Bourbon Glaze
Bon Appétit
12 to 16 servings

I love that in typing out this recipe, I realize I did something wrong when I made the cake.  The recipe tells you to mix the pecan filling into half of the cake batter.  I just layered the pecan filling in between the two layers of batter so I got a more distinct, and powerful, dose of molasses and nuts.  It worked well, but I’ll give you the original instructions here.

Cake
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
3¼ cups cake flour
2 tsp. baking powder
¾ tsp. salt
2 cups sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
4 tsp. vanilla extract
4 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
1 cup pecans
¼ cup dark corn syrup
¼ cup mild-flavored (light) molasses
½ tsp. baking soda

Glaze
2 tsp. water
1 tsp. baking soda
2 cups sugar
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
2 tsp. dark corn syrup
½ cup bourbon
2 tsp. vanilla extract

For the cake
Preheat the oven to 350ºF.  Spray 10-inch (12 cup) Bundt pan with non-stick spray; dust with flour.  Sift 3¼ cups flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl.  Using electric mixer, beat sugar, butter, and 2 teaspoons vanilla in large bowl until fluffy.  Beat in eggs 1 at a time.  Beat in flour mixture in 3 additions, alternating with milk in 2 additions.  Transfer half of batter to prepared pan.

Stir pecans, corn syrup, molasses and 2 teaspoons vanilla in another medium bowl to blend.  Stir in baking soda.  Stir pecan mixture into remaining cake batter in bowl.  Spoon pecan batter over batter in pan (do not swirl).  Bake until tester inserted near center of cake come out with dry crumbs attached, about 45 minutes.  Transfer cake in pan to rack.

Meanwhile, prepare the glaze.  Stir 2 teaspoons water and baking soda in small bowl to dissolve baking soda.  Bring sugar, buttermilk, butter, and corn syrup to boil in a heavy 6-quart saucepan over high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar and melt butter.  Reduce heat to medium-high.  Stir in baking soda mixture (glaze will bubble).  Boil until sauce is golden and slightly thickened, stirring often, about 8 minutes.  Remove from heat.  Stir in bourbon and vanilla.

Invert warm cake onto platter.  Immediately brush 1½ cups hot glaze over cake, allowing glaze to soak into cake.  Cool cake completely.  (Can be made 1 day ahead.  Cover and let stand at room temperature.  Cover and refrigerate remaining glaze.)  Rewarm remaining glaze, stirring.  Serve cake with whipped cream and warm glaze.


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