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Easy Whiskey Cakes

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Bree Hester
Updated Feb 27, 2023
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If you'd like to start a lasting family baking tradition, look no farther than this easy-to-make and highly gift-able cake, made with Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix, pudding mix and whiskey.

Easy Whiskey Cakes

  • Prep Time 20 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Servings 54
  • Ingredients 11
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Ingredients

Cakes

Icing

  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1 1/2 cups whiskey
  • 1 box (1 lb) powdered sugar (4 cups)
  • 2 cups chopped walnuts

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9 (5x3-inch) loaf pans with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In large bowl, beat cake mix, pudding mix, milk, oil, 1/4 cup whiskey and the eggs with electric mixer on medium speed 5 minutes. Add 2 cups walnuts; beat 1 minute (batter will be very thick). Divide batter evenly among pans.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Place pans on cooling racks.
  • Step 
    4
    While cakes are still warm, in another large bowl, beat melted butter, 1 1/2 cups whiskey and the powdered sugar with whisk until smooth. In bowl, reserve 1 1/2 cups icing; set aside. With bamboo skewer, poke holes in tops of cakes. Pour some of remaining icing over cakes; let soak in 1 minute. Repeat until all icing has soaked into cakes. Cool completely, 45 to 60 minutes.
  • Step 
    5
    To reserved 1 1/2 cups icing, add 2 cups walnuts. Spoon walnut mixture over tops of cakes. Cakes can be frozen, tightly wrapped.

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