FRANCO'S FESTIVE POUND CAKE 
1 c. butter
2 1/2 c. sugar
6 eggs
3 c. sifted cake flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/8-1/4 tsp. freshly ground nutmeg
1 c. sour cream
1/2 c. bourbon (or preferred liqueur, such Amaretto, Galliano, Kirsch, etc.)
1 c. coarsely chopped pecans (or any nut of your choice)

Cream butter; add sugar. Beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time. Beat well after all eggs are added. Scrape sides of bowl clean. Alternately add dry ingredients and sour cream; beat well. Stir in bourbon and pecans by hand. Pour into greased and floured, or Pam sprayed teflon 10 cup bundt pan.

Bake at 350°F for 1 hour or until golden.

Drizzle with a glaze made with 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon bourbon and enough water to make it the right consistency. You may use other liqueur or orange juice for glaze. Garnish top with pecan halves.

recipe reviews
Franco's Festive Pound Cake
 #40324
 Kate O. (California) says:
Really good, especially for cleaning out stash of liquor. Might need a little bit bigger pan though. I used walnuts and galliano. And used 2pts sugar, 1pts orange juice, 1pts galliano reduced to half on stove to make a glaze.

 

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