Hennessy Pound Cake Recipe
Want a tasty cake with a fancy twist? Try this Hennessy Pound Cake Recipe. It’s soft, buttery, and full of warm flavor.
Equipment
- Mixer (hand or stand)
- Bundt cake pan (10-inch)
- Large bowl
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Spatula
- Oven
- Cooling rack
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 sticks of butter soft
- 2 ½ cups sugar
- 5 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- ¼ cup Hennessy
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons Hennessy
- 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
- Turn your oven on to 325°F.
- Grease your cake pan with butter or oil.
- Mix butter and sugar until smooth and fluffy.
- Add one egg at a time, mixing each one in.
- In another bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In a cup, mix milk, Hennessy, and vanilla.
- Add a bit of flour mix, then a bit of milk mix.
- Keep doing this until all is mixed in.
- Stir gently until the batter is smooth.
- Pour it into the pan.
- Bake for 70–80 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let it cool for 15 minutes, then take it out of the pan.
- Mix the glaze and pour it over the cake once it’s cool.
Notes
- Let butter and eggs get to room temperature.
- Don’t stir too much or it gets tough.
- Check the cake at 70 minutes with a toothpick.
- Cool the cake before adding glaze.
- Cover leftover cake so it stays soft.