Easy Whiskey Cakes
Bree Hester
Updated Feb 27, 2023
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
Ingredients
Cakes
- 2 boxes Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
- 2 boxes (4-serving size each) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup whiskey
- 8 eggs
- 2 cups chopped walnuts
Icing
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups whiskey
- 1 box (1 lb) powdered sugar (4 cups)
- 2 cups chopped walnuts
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9 (5x3-inch) loaf pans with cooking spray.
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Step2In 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.
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Step3Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Place pans on cooling racks.
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Step4While 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.
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Step5To reserved 1 1/2 cups icing, add 2 cups walnuts. Spoon walnut mixture over tops of cakes. Cakes can be frozen, tightly wrapped.
Nutrition
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