Whiskey Sweet Potato Cake
Description
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees. In a bowl, use an electric mixer to combine brown sugar, butter, and eggs. Add sweet potato and vanilla, and beat until smooth. Mix in flour, milk, whiskey, baking powder, spices, and salt. Grease a baking pan with butter. Sprinkle the bottom with pecans. Pour the batter into the pan. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes. To make the syrup, bring sugar and 1/2 cup of water to a boil in a small saucepan. Boil for 5 minutes. Add butter, vanilla, and whiskey. Continue cooking until the syrup thickens, about 5 minutes. Remove the cake from the pan and let it cool completely on a wire rack. Pour the whiskey syrup over the cake. Serve sliced, drizzled with the remaining syrup. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.