Vash's Nut Cake

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Total Time:
1 hr 52 min
Prep
20 min
Inactive
2 min
Cook
1 hr 30 min
Yield:
10 servings
Level:
Easy
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A friend of his gave this dessert recipe to Chef. The original recipe says that this cake was always a Christmas dessert, made annually by their grandmother, Vashti Keoun, in Cotton Valley, La.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 heaping teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoons milk, water or whiskey
  • 3 cups hickory nuts or pecans, chopped (hickory nuts are best)
  • 1 cup whiskey or bourbon, plus more for re-wetting the cheesecloth if the cake is stored for any length of time
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream, whipped, for serving with cake

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a tube pan.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add flour, baking powder, and milk or whiskey. Fold in nuts and pour into prepared baking pan. Place a shallow pan of water on the bottom rung of the oven. Bake the cake in the middle of the oven for 1 1/2 hours, or until golden brown and a tester comes out clean when placed in the center of the cake.

Allow cake to cool on a cooling rack. When the cake has cooled completely, use a pastry brush to coat all sides of the cake with whiskey. This should use about 3/4 cup. Wrap the cake in a piece of cheesecloth and pour the remaining 1/4 cup of whiskey over the cheesecloth so that it is damp. Store the cake in the refrigerator for several weeks, re-wetting the cheesecloth as needed with additional whiskey.

Serve with whipped cream

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