Recipe: Bourbon Pound Cake

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From: Nancy,.SanFran

Bourbon Pound Cake
Recipe By :Leona Lacki

1 pound butter
3 cups sugar
8 eggs -- separated
3 cups all purpose flour -- sifted
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons almond extract
1/3 cup bourbon
1/2 cup pecans -- chopped

Cream butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating thoroughly after each addition. Add flour alternately with flavoring and bourbon in thirds, beating until smooth after each addition.

Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Beat remaining sugar into egg whites gradually. Fold egg yolk mixture into meringue gently.

Sprinkle pecans in bottom of well buttered angel food cake pan or blend nuts into batter. Carefully turn batter into the pan.

Bake at 325 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.