Title: Bourbon Pound Cake
Categories: Cake
Yield: 12 Servings

1	lb	Butter, softened
3	c	Sugar
8		Eggs, separated
2/3	c	Bourbon
2	ts	Vanilla
2	ts	Almond extract
3	c	Flour
1/2	c	Chopped nuts

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Butter a 10" tube pan well, sprinkle with chopped nuts.

2. Cream butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Add yolks one at a time, beating well after each.

3. Combine bourbon, vanilla and almond extract. Add alternately with flour to butter mixture until well mixed.

4. Beat egg whites with remaining cup sugar until stiff but not dry. Gently fold into batter.

5. Bake in prepared pan about 1 1/2 hours. Invert pan on wire rack to cool completely before removing cake. Serve thinly sliced.

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