Southern Living – This is our Southern take on the Italian hangover cake; ours is made super Southern with our use of bourbon and a glaze that’s flavored like lemony sweet tea thanks to limoncello.
It’s a hair-of-the-dog sort of cake, as the alcohol burn is quite present (as it should be; we don’t want to cook off the alcohol).
The cake itself is wonderfully moist, plush, velvety, tender, and soft. When you cut into the cake, you’ll see parts where the interior has darkened from the glaze seeping in.
The butter in the glaze tends to make the tea bags less porous, so you’ll need to press the bags occasionally to release more tea into the glaze.
What Is A Southern Hangover Cake?
If we know of one way to soothe a hangover, it’s with a Southern hangover cake. This boozy confection can be just the remedy you need, although even if it doesn’t work, it’s still a delicious way to get through the day.
This cake is rich, moist, and decadent, with a generous dose of Southern bourbon in the mix, along with a tea-infused glaze that brings and earthy balance to each slice of this plush treat.
You don’t need to have a hangover to enjoy this cake. It’s a comforting, indulgent treat to enjoy year-round, at brunch, celebrations, or as an afternoon sweet.
It’s inspired by the Italian hangover cake, also known as Resca or Ressc—a rich and dense cake with a splash of grappa or rum meant to be enjoyed at celebratory occasions, or the morning after a celebratory night out.
Ingredients for Southern Hangover Cake
A moist, classic Bundt cake is given a boozy dose of bourbon and limoncello in this Southern cake recipe for an adults-only treat you’ll want to make on repeat.
To make a Southern hangover cake, you’ll need …
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