Best 9 Scottish Honey And Whiskey Cake With Butter Icing Recipes

HONEY AND WHISKY CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease two 7 inch sandwich tins.
• Cream the butter and sugar together in a bowl; add the orange rind.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time and whisk until the mixture is pale and fluffy Sift in about half the flour and add the wiskey; fold into the mixture.
• Sift in the remaining flour and fold inches.
• Divide the mixture equally between the two tins and smooth the tops.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until light golden.
• Turn out on to a wire rack to cool.
• To make the icing:
• Put the butter into a mixing bowl; add the honey and one tablespoon of the orange juice.
• Sift in the icing sugar slowly and work the mixture gradually until the ingredients are combined.
• Sandwich the cakes together with half of the buttercream.
• Smooth the remainder over the top of the cake and decorate with the toasted almonds.

SCOTTISH HONEY AND WHISKEY CAKE WITH BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugar together, add the orange rind and beat in the eggs, one at a time.
• Whisk until the mixture is pale and fluffy. Sift in half the self-raising flour and pour in the whiskey.
• Fold in to the mixture and sift in the remaining flour and again fold in gently.
• Grease two seven inch sandwich tins and divide the mixture between the two, smoothing the tops.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes in an oven at 375°F/190°C (Gas Mark 5) until the cake is a light golden color.
• Turn onto a wire rack to allow it to cool.
• Butter Icing:.
• Put the butter, honey and orange juice in a mixing bowl.
• Slowly sift in the sugar and work the mixture until well combined.
• To prepare the cake, use half the butter cream as a sandwich between the two halves of the cake and spread the rest smoothly on the top. Add the toasted almonds as decoration.

LEMON-WHISKEY BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 10- to 12-cup Bundt pan; dust with flour.
• Stir cake mix and pudding mix in large bowl to blend. Beat in eggs, then milk, 1/4 cup whiskey, oil and lemon peel. Mix nuts with flour in small bowl; mix into batter. Transfer to prepared pan.
• Bake cake until tester inserted near center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Set pan with cake on rack while preparing glaze.
• Stir sugar, butter and remaining 1/2 cup whiskey in heavy small saucepan over medium-low heat until butter melts, sugar dissolves and syrup bubbles, about 5 minutes. Spoon hot syrup over cake. Cool cake completely in pan. Turn cake out of pan. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and store airtight at room temperature.)

PENNY'S WHISKEY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch Bundt pan or tube cake pan. Sprinkle the walnuts evenly in the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Place the cake mix, pudding mix, 1/2 cup water, vegetable oil, eggs, and 1/2 cup whiskey into a mixing bowl, and beat until well blended with an electric mixer, about 2 minutes. Pour the batter over the nuts in the pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cake is set and the top springs back when pushed slightly, about 1 hour. When the cake is completely cool, run a paring knife between the cake and the edge of the pan. Hold the cake pan on its side and gently tap the sides of the pan against the counter to loosen it. Cover the cake pan with a plate or cooling rack, and invert it to tip the cake out of the pan and onto the plate. Poke holes all over the top of the cake with a toothpick.
• To make glaze, melt butter in a saucepan over low heat, then pour in 1/4 cup water and the sugar. Stir the mixture together until smooth, and bring to a boil over medium-low heat; boil for 5 minutes, then remove from heat and stir in 1/2 cup whiskey. Let the mixture cool about 10 minutes, then pour the warm glaze over the cake, allowing it to soak into the holes in the cake.

RAWHIDE'S WHISKEY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°. Grease and flour a 10-in. tube pan., Combine the first 6 ingredients; beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes; fold in 1 cup nuts. Pour batter into prepared pan; sprinkle with remaining nuts. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 60-65 minutes. Cool in pan., For glaze, mix all ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; simmer 10 minutes. Cool 3 minutes. Pour one-third of glaze over top of cake, allowing some to flow over sides. Let stand 1 hour. Remove from pan to cool completely; cover., The next day, reheat glaze; brush half over cake, cooling before covering. Repeat the following day, using remaining glaze.

BOOZY IRISH WHISKEY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease 6 mini loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Combine cake mix, pudding mixes, and 1/2 cup walnuts in a large bowl.
• Whisk 1/2 cup Irish whiskey, milk, and oil together in a separate bowl. Whisk in eggs. Pour over cake mixture and stir until blended. Divide batter among the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in brown sugar. Add remaining walnuts, 1 tablespoon whiskey, and water. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until smooth, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk in remaining whiskey.
• Cool cakes for 5 minutes before inverting a wire rack set over a baking sheet. Use a toothpick to poke small holes across the tops. Pour whiskey topping over cakes and leave to soak in as they cool.

BOOZY IRISH WHISKEY CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 12 mini fluted tube cake pans with cooking spray.
• In small microwavable bowl, stir coffee powder and 2 tablespoons whiskey with whisk until combined. Microwave on High about 10 seconds or just until warm; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, 1/2 cup butter, the eggs, 2/3 cup water and 1/4 cup whiskey with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds. Add coffee mixture. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Divide batter evenly among cake pans.
• Bake about 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove cakes from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In small heavy saucepan, mix sauce ingredients. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted.
• To serve, place cakes on dessert plates; drizzle with sauce.

EASY WHISKEY CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9 (5x3-inch) loaf pans with cooking spray.
• 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.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Place pans on cooling racks.
• 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.
• To reserved 1 1/2 cups icing, add 2 cups walnuts. Spoon walnut mixture over tops of cakes. Cakes can be frozen, tightly wrapped.

CHOCOLATE WHISKEY CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Butter a 10-inch springform pan. Dust with 2 tablespoons cocoa powder.
• In a medium saucepan over low heat, warm coffee, Irish whiskey, 12 tablespoons butter and remaining cocoa powder, whisking occasionally, until butter is melted. Whisk in sugars until dissolved. Remove from heat and cool completely.
• In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, pepper and cloves. In another bowl, whisk together eggs and vanilla. Slowly whisk egg mixture into chocolate mixture. Add dry ingredients and whisk to combine. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Transfer to oven and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center emerges clean, 55 to 65 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack, then remove sides of pan. Dust with powdered sugar before serving, if you like.