Shelly's Recipe

KENTUCKY ICEBOX EGGNOG CAKE

Category: Cakes

1 cup butter
1 (1-lbs) box confectioners sugar
6 tbsp bonded whiskey
5 eggs, separated and beaten
1 cup chopped English walnuts
2 to 3 dozen lady fingers
Whipped cream

Cream together butter and sugar. Set aside. Add whiskey to the well-beaten egg yolks and mix well so yolks are denatured. Add yolk mixture to creamed butter and sugar. Add stiffly beaten egg whites and nuts.

Line a mold or a square cake pan with waxed paper on the bottom and sides. Cover bottom of pan with lady fingers, with the top sides of the cakes down. Cover with a layer of the mixture. Top with lady fingers, then layer on more of the mixture. Finish with a layer of lady fingers, top sides of the cakes up. Refrigerate for 12 hours. Ice with whipped cream, which can be flavored with vanilla or bourbon.