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Gin & Tonic Pound Cake

The classic flavors of gin & tonic in cake-form!

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 12 people
Author we are all magic

Ingredients

For the cake:

  • 3 sticks Butter 340g
  • 3 cups Sugar
  • 5 Eggs
  • Juice & Zest of 1 Lime
  • 3 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup Tonic Water

For the gin syrup:

  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 3/4 cup Water
  • 1 handful Juniper Berries
  • 1/4 cup Gin You can adjust this quantity to taste.

Instructions

For the cake:

  1. Preheat oven to 325F/160C and grease and flour a 10 cup Bundt pan.

  2. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. About 5 minutes.

  3. Add eggs one at a time mixing well between each egg.

  4. Add lime juice and zest and mix well.

  5. Add flour one cup at a time mixing between each cup.

  6. Add tonic water and mix well scraping down the sides of the bowl as you mix.

  7. Pour batter into prepared tube pan and bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 10 minutes until cake is not jiggly and a toothpick or cake tester comes out clean.

  8. Remove cake form oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes and then invert pan and allow cake to cool completely on a wire rack.

For the gin syrup:

  1. Combine sugar, water, and juniper berries in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium heat.

  2. Lower heat to low and simmer for 6 minutes.

  3. Remove from heat and allow to cool completely.

  4. Mix gin into cool syrup.

To serve:

  1. Cut a slice of cake and put it on your favorite plate and drizzle a ton of tasty gin syrup over your slice and enjoy!