Why Bourbon-Spiked Lane Cake Reigns in Alabama – Garden & Gun

Ingredients

• 3 ¼ cups sifted cake flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• Pinch salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 8 large egg whites (reserve yolks for filling)
• 8 large egg yolks
• 1 cup sugar
• 8 tbsp. (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1 ½ cup golden raisins, finely chopped
• 1 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
• 1 cup finely chopped pecans, toasted
• 3 tbsp. bourbon
• 3 cups sugar
• ⅔ cup cold water
• 4 tsp. light corn syrup
• 4 large egg whites
• ½ tsp. cream of tartar