Best Dry Sack Sherry Cake Recipes

SHERRY BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Oil the sides and bottom of a 10 inch Bundt cake pan. In a small bowl, mix cinnamon, sugar and cocoa. "Flour" the sides and bottom of the pan with the mixture, tap out the excess back into the cinnamon mixture.
• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, eggs, oil, sherry, nutmeg and pudding mix. Beat until well blended. Pour half of the batter into the Bundt pan, sprinkle with half of the cinnamon sugar, cover with the remaining batter and finally, top with remaining cinnamon mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

SPICED SHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 10-in. fluted tube pan., In a large bowl, whisk the first six ingredients; add eggs, oil and sherry. Beat on low speed 30 seconds. Beat on medium 2 minutes. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean., Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar.

MOM'S SHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• (This recipe has three separate portions to combine together: the cake, the cinnamon mixture, and the frosting.) Combine cake ingredients and mix for 5 minutes in mixer on medium speed.
• Combine cinnamon mixture.
• Butter the sides and bottom of Bundt or angel food tin.
• Sprinkle part of cinnamon mixture into pan covering sides and bottom.
• Then pour cake batter into pan in three alternating layers with cinnamon mixture, ending with cinnamon mixture.
• Bake at 350°F for 35 to 40 minutes, checking to make sure the sugar on the outside of the cake does not burn.
• Let cool; place on serving plate.
• Mix together powdered sugar and enough milk to make a "drizzly" consistency of frosting, then drizzle over the sides (both inside and outsides).
• Let frosting set before serving.
• Note: if your oven runs hot, you might want to try baking for 35 minutes to begin with, then remove cake from oven and taste-check a portion of the cake which doesn't show easily (such as the inner ring) to make sure the sugar coating isn't burning and the cake isn't drying out. Thank you, Michelle S., for the input that prompted me to edit the recipe for this! :).

SHERRY BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine all ingredients, including cream sherry.
• Mix at low speed 1 minute, then at medium speed 3 minutes (or beat by hand 5 minutes).
• Turn into greased and floured 10-inch Bundt pan.
• Bake in 350 (F) oven 45 to 50 minutes, until springy to the touch.
• Cool on a rack for 15 minutes.
• Turn out onto a rack to cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired.

DRY SACK SHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease a bundt pan.
• Combine all ingredients, mix with an electric mixer for about 5 minutes at medium speed. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 minutes, or until brown on top and slightly crispy on the edges.
• Put your feet up (but not on the counter!) and have a glass of sherry while the cake is baking.
• Remove the cake, cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out on a rack.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar, or a sherry glaze. How to make an easy sherry glaze? -- In a bowl, combine 1 cup sifted powdered sugar, 1 t melted butter, and 1 T sherry. Stir in additional water, one teaspoon at a time, until glaze is of drizzling consistency.

SHERRY TEA CAKES AND GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 (12 cup) muffin tins with paper muffin cup liners.
• Combine cake mix, pudding mix, sherry, oil, eggs, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Beat for 2 minutes, or until well blended. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, filling each 2/3 full. Bake for 18 minutes, or until light golden brown on top. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• When cupcakes are cool, ice them using a small spatula or butter knife. Let sit until glaze is set. Place sugared pink rose petals on the tops of each cupcakes. Stack 3 glass cake pedestals on top of each other. Arrange cupcakes on each tier.
• Sift confectioners' sugar into a large bowl. Gradually add sherry, whisking until smooth. Do not ice cupcakes until they have cooled completely.
• Beat 2 egg whites in a medium bowl until frothy. With a fine brush, apply a thin coat of egg whites to both sides of each petal. Sprinkle evenly with granulated sugar. Shake off excess sugar and let dry completely on a wire rack, about 2 hours, or let dry overnight.

DRIED CHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Combine cherries, hot water, and almond extract: let stand 20 minutes. Drain cherries, and pat dry between layers of paper towels. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, and 1 cup white sugar. Add yogurt, eggs, and oil. Stir well. Fold in cherries. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9 inch round cake pan.
• Stir pecans and 1 tablespoon white sugar together. Sprinkle on top of batter in pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes, or until wooden pick comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Serve warm, or at room temperature.