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Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 45 minutes

Servings 12

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups All purpose flour
2 teaspoons Baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 cup Granulated sugar
2 sticks margarine or butter substitute
2 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup unsulfured molasses
1/2 cup Hot water
1/2 cup confectioner’s sugar, sifted
1 tablespoon bourbon
1 Tablespoon water
1/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
Directions

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 3.5-quart capacity Bundt pan with cooking spray.

In large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg and allspice. In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine sugar and margarine. Beat on medium speed for 3 to 5 minutes or until creamed and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, allowing each to fully incorporate. Add vanilla and stir to combine. Slowly add dry ingredients and mix well to combine, scraping down the sides of bowl. Add molasses and hot water and mix just until completely combined.

Pour batter into prepared Bundt pan and bake 40 to 45 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in the pan. Invert onto a wire rack and cool completely.

In a small bowl, stir together sugar, bourbon and water until smooth. Pour over cake and let sit 10 to 15 minutes or until glaze hardens. Sprinkle with pecans and slice to serve.

Jamie Geller is the best selling author of the Quick & Kosher cookbook series (Quick & Kosher Recipes From The Bride Who Knew Nothing and Quick & Kosher Meals in Minutes From The Bride Who Knew Nothing, Feldheim Publishers). She is also a “mompreneur” and co-founder of the Kosher Media Network, which recently launched a social network for foodies called www.JoyofKosher.com as well as the print magazine Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller.