Best 6 Whiskey Bundt Cake Recipes

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Immerse yourself in a culinary adventure with our exploration of the best whiskey bundt cake recipes. Discover the secrets to crafting this delectable treat, from selecting the perfect whiskey to mastering the intricate baking process. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting your baking journey, this article will guide you through the steps to create a whiskey bundt cake that will tantalize taste buds and impress dessert enthusiasts.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

CHOCOLATE WHISKEY BUNDT CAKE



Chocolate Whiskey Bundt Cake image

Categories     Cake     Coffee     Chocolate     Egg     Dessert     Bake     Whiskey     Gourmet     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes 12 to 14 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-process) plus 3 tablespoons for dusting pan
1 1/2 cups brewed coffee
1/2 cup American whiskey
2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Accompaniment: lightly sweetened whipped cream
Garnish: confectioners sugar for dusting
Special Equipment
a 10-inch bundt pan (3 1/4 inches deep; 3-qt capacity)

Steps:

  • Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 325°F. Butter bundt pan well, then dust with 3 tablespoons cocoa powder, knocking out excess.
  • Heat coffee, whiskey, butter, and remaining cup cocoa powder in a 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, whisking, until butter is melted. Remove from heat, then add sugar and whisk until dissolved, about 1 minute. Transfer mixture to a large bowl and cool 5 minutes.
  • While chocolate mixture cools, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Whisk together eggs and vanilla in a small bowl, then whisk into cooled chocolate mixture until combined well. Add flour mixture and whisk until just combined (batter will be thin and bubbly). Pour batter into bundt pan and bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes.
  • Cool cake completely in pan on a rack, about 2 hours. Loosen cake from pan using tip of a dinner knife, then invert rack over pan and turn cake out onto rack.

WHISKEY-SOAKED DARK CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKE



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This recipe is a more sophisticated (and boozier) version of one found in Maida Heatter's "Book of Great Chocolate Desserts." The cake is rich, dense and full of chocolate, with a spicy, peppery, burnt caramel tang.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories     snack, cakes, dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 10 to 12 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened, more for greasing pan
2 cups all-purpose flour, more for dusting pan
5 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1/4 cup instant espresso powder
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup bourbon, rye or other whiskey, more for sprinkling
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
Confectioners' sugar, for garnish (optional)

Steps:

  • Grease and flour a 10-cup-capacity Bundt pan (or two 8- or 9-inch loaf pans). Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In microwave oven or double boiler over simmering water, melt chocolate. Let cool.
  • Put espresso and cocoa powders in a 2-cup (or larger) glass measuring cup. Add enough boiling water to come up to the 1 cup measuring line. Mix until powders dissolve. Add whiskey and salt; let cool.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat 1 cup butter until fluffy. Add sugar and beat until well combined. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract, baking soda and melted chocolate, scraping down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula.
  • On low speed, beat in a third of the whiskey mixture. When liquid is absorbed, beat in 1 cup flour. Repeat additions, ending with whiskey mixture. Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake until a cake tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes for Bundt pan (loaf pans will take less time, start checking them after 55 minutes).
  • Transfer cake to a rack. Unmold after 15 minutes and sprinkle warm cake with more whiskey. Let cool before serving, garnished with confectioners' sugar if you like.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 440, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 53 grams, Fat 23 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 14 grams, Sodium 208 milligrams, Sugar 34 grams, TransFat 1 gram

CHOCOLATE GUINNESS® BUNDT® CAKE WITH WHISKEY WHIPPED CREAM



Chocolate Guinness® Bundt® Cake with Whiskey Whipped Cream image

This eggless cake is rich from butter and buttermilk, with a thin, crisp crust and tender interior. The dark beer and unsweetened cocoa combine for a deep chocolate flavor that isn't too sweet.

Provided by Jill Lightner

Categories     Desserts     Specialty Dessert Recipes     Liqueur Dessert Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup Irish stout beer (such as Guinness®)
¾ cup buttermilk
½ cup butter, melted and cooled
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
1 tablespoon whiskey

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 10-inch fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®). Fit the bottom with a trimmed sheet of parchment paper and lightly grease the parchment.
  • Whisk flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
  • Whisk beer, buttermilk, and butter together in a separate, small bowl. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients all at once. Whisk just until the batter is smooth; pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the top gently springs back when touched and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.
  • While the cake is still warm, run a thin metal spatula around the sides of the pan to loosen it; leave in the pan to cool for 5 minutes. Gently remove the cake and let cool completely on a rack before removing the sheet of parchment.
  • Whip heavy cream, powdered sugar, and whiskey together in a small bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks have formed, about 3 minutes. Serve alongside the cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 402.5 calories, Carbohydrate 54.5 g, Cholesterol 57.7 mg, Fat 19 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 4.7 g, SaturatedFat 11.8 g, Sodium 328.2 mg, Sugar 31.8 g

WHISKEY-SOAKED DARK CHOCOLATE BUNDT CAKE



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I came upon this in a roundabout manner. A post on Elise.com which led me to a Melissa Clark article in the Times and the discovery of why this recipe sounded so familiar--it's an updated version of a Maida Heater recipe from my youth. I use bourbon (Maker's Mark), Ms. Clark uses whiskey; I suspect that one is as good as the other -- and the bourbon version is a knockout! You can also play around and make this in smaller molds. A dollop of barely sweetened whipped cream, some 10x, a sprig of fresh mint, a little pool of rasberry coulis...various forms of heaven on a pretty plate.

Provided by Chef Kate

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h50m

Yield 10-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 cup unsalted butter, softened, more for greasing pan
2 cups all-purpose flour, more for dusting pan
5 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1/4 cup instant espresso powder
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup Bourbon, more for sprinkling or 1 cup other whiskey
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
2 cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
confectioners' sugar, for garnish (optional)

Steps:

  • Grease and flour a 10-cup-capacity Bundt pan (or two 8- or 9-inch loaf pans). Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In microwave oven or double boiler over simmering water, melt chocolate. Let cool.
  • Put espresso and cocoa powders in a 2-cup (or larger) glass measuring cup. Add enough boiling water to come up to the 1 cup measuring line. Mix until powders dissolve. Add whiskey and salt; let cool.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat 1 cup butter until fluffy. Add sugar and beat until well combined. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, beating well between each addition. Beat in the vanilla extract, baking soda and melted chocolate, scraping down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula.
  • On low speed, beat in a third of the whiskey mixture. When liquid is absorbed, beat in 1 cup flour. Repeat additions, ending with whiskey mixture. Scrape batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake until a cake tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes for Bundt pan (loaf pans will take less time, start checking them after 55 minutes).
  • Transfer cake to a rack. Unmold after 15 minutes and sprinkle warm cake with more whiskey. Let cool before serving, garnished with confectioners' sugar if you like.

LEMON-WHISKEY BUNDT CAKE



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Categories     Cake     Nut     Dessert     Bake     Lemon     Pecan     Whiskey     Winter     Shower     Party     Bon Appétit

Yield Serves 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 18.5-ounce package yellow cake mix
1 3.4-ounce package instant lemon pudding mix
4 large eggs
1 cup milk (do not use low-fat or nonfat)
3/4 cup whiskey
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1 cup chopped pecans
2 teaspoons all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter

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.)

WHISKEY BUNDT CAKE



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Make and share this Whiskey Bundt Cake recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Mercy

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix, batter prepared according to package directions
3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup whiskey

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Coat a Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  • In a small bowl, combine the raisins, pecans, and flour; mix until the raisins and pecans are thoroughly coated, then stir them into the cake batter.
  • Pour batter into the Bundt pan and bake for 32 to 35 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • In a small saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, and whiskey and bring to a boil over medium-high heat; let boil for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Using a fork, poke holes into the top of the cake and pour the syrup over the cake.
  • Let cool in the pan for about 15 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely before cutting.

Tips:

  • Use room temperature ingredients, especially the butter and eggs. This will help the cake to rise evenly and prevent curdling.
  • Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help to incorporate air into the cake, making it lighter and more tender.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. This will help to prevent the cake from curdling.
  • Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix, as this can toughen the cake.
  • Bake the cake in a preheated oven. This will help to ensure that the cake rises evenly.
  • Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting. This will help to prevent the frosting from melting.

Conclusion:

Whiskey bundt cake is a delicious and versatile cake that can be enjoyed for any occasion. With its moist and flavorful crumb and decadent whiskey glaze, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special dessert, give whiskey bundt cake a try. You won't be disappointed!

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