Texas Cowboy Cake

By ldelmas

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 3 3
• c
• sugar
• 1 1/2 1 1/2
• tsp
• cinnamon
• 3/4 3/4
• tsp
• cloves, ground
• 2 2
• c
• water
• 1 1
• c
• strong brewed coffee
• 1 1
• bx
• raisins
• 1 1
• bx
• dates, chopped
• 3/4 3/4
• c
• butter
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• 4 1/2 4 1/2
• c
• all purpose flour
• 1 1/2 1 1/2
• tsp
• baking soda
• 1 1/2 1 1/2
• Tbsp
• baking powder
• 3/4 3/4
• tsp
• salt
• 3/4 3/4
• c
• chopped pecans
• 1/2 1/2
• c
• light corn syrup
• 1 1
• c
• pecans, halved
• 2 2
• Tbsp
• bourbon or rum (optional)

Details

Servings 8
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 150mins
Adapted from justapinch.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions

1
Combine first eight ingredients in a saucepan and bring to low boil while stirring continually. Reduce heat and let simmer 5 minutes. Remove to cool.
2
Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
3
Once cooled to lukewarm, slowly stir the liquid spice/fruit mixture into the dry ingredients. Pour into two well-greased loaf pans.
4
Arrange pecan halves in a decorative pattern on the top of the loaves.
5
Bake 1 hour at 300 degrees.
6
With a brush, gently apply a coat of corn syrup over the cakes. (A few tablespoons of bourbon or rum may be added to the corn syrup.)
7
Continue baking one hour, or until a toothpick come out of the cakes cleanly. Cool.
8
For an adult dessert, a few tablespoons of bourbon or rum can be poured on each slice prior to serving.