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Bourbon Soaked Orange Loaf Cake with Currants; Review of The Flying Brownie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup plus 2 T (18 T total) (142 g) AP flour
- 1 t baking powder
- ¼ t fine sea salt
- 8 T (1/2 cup, 1 stick) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 t vanilla
- ¼ cup bourbon (I used Jim Beam original)
- 1 T orange zest (I used equivalent in orange oil, about ⅛ t)
- ½ cup currants or raisins
- For the glaze:
- 1 T unsalted butter, melted
- ½ cup confectioners' sugar
- ½ T bourbon (I used closer to a T)
- ¼ t vanilla
- pinch of sea salt
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 527g | |
| Calories 1610 | |
| Calories from Fat 124 | 8% |
| Total Fat 13.9g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat 5.52g | 22% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 427mg | 142% |
| Sodium 2203mg | 92% |
| Potassium 1082mg | 31% |
| Total Carbs 330.7g | 88% |
| Dietary Fiber 5.1g | 17% |
| Sugars 322.14g | 215% |
| Protein 15.67g | 25% |
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