60 year old recipe from the woman who invented the bundt pan.
From Martha Stewart
Divine holiday treat as a gift or for Holiday table. |
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Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/3 cup unsalted butter softened
2 large eggs
1 cup cooked or canned sweet potato
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups all-purposed flour
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup bourbon whiskey or apple juice
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
3/4 teaspoon salt
Pam
3 tablespoons chopped pecans
Plus ingredients for Bourbon Syrup listed below: |
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Instructions:
Bake 50 - 60 minutes. Let Cool 10 minutes in pan and remove onto a wire rack. Brush cake with bourbon syrup. Serve cake with remaining syrup.
Bourbon Syrup
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons of bourbon
In a small saucepan, bring sugar and 1/2 cup water to a boil. Cool 5 minutes.
Add butter, vanilla, and bourbon. Cook until syrupy, about 5 minutes.
Recipe from Dorothy Dalquist |