Eggnog Cake

Lightly spiced, buttery, sweet, and entirely festive, Eggnog Cake is a Christmas dream! This bundt cake is drizzled with a sweet and creamy eggnog glaze to make the perfect holiday dessert.

Ingredients

For the Cake:

▢3 cups all-purpose flour (375g)

▢2 teaspoons baking powder

▢1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

▢½ teaspoon grated nutmeg

▢½ teaspoon salt

▢1 cup unsalted butter softened (227g)

▢1¼ cups granulated sugar (250g)

▢¾ cup packed light brown sugar (165g)

▢4 large eggs room temperature

▢2 teaspoons vanilla extract

▢1 cup eggnog room temperature, (240ml)

▢¼ cup rum (60ml)

For the Frosting:

▢2¼ cups powdered sugar (270g)

▢¼ cup eggnog (60ml)

▢2 tablespoons unsalted butter melted

▢2 teaspoons rum

▢Ground nutmeg or cinnamon for garnish

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat the butter and both sugars at medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl occasionally. With the mixer on low, add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla.

With the mixer on low, add a third of the flour mixture to the butter mixture, followed by half of the eggnog and rum. Repeat, alternating with another third of the flour, the remaining eggnog and rum, and then the remaining flour. Scrape down the bowl and beat just until the batter is well combined.

Spray a 12-cup Bundt pan with baking spray, and spoon the batter into the greased pan.

Bake for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted near the center comes out clean. Allow to cake to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then invert it onto a wire rack and allow to cool completely.

For the Frosting:

In a medium bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, egg nog, melted butter, and rum until smooth. Spoon icing over the cooled cake and dust the top with nutmeg or cinnamon if desired. Let the glaze set for 30 minutes before slicing.

Lightly spiced, buttery, sweet, and entirely festive, Eggnog Cake is a Christmas dream! This bundt cake is drizzled with a sweet and creamy eggnog glaze to make the perfect holiday dessert.