This Eggnog Bundt Cake with Eggnog Sugar Glaze is a perfect holiday dessert! Simple to make, and delicious.
The other day I was sitting on the couch watching The Walking Dead with my husband and thought….hmmm I should make an eggnog bundt cake. True story. Why this occurred to me at that moment, I have no idea. I think that it’s likely due to the fact that my brain is pretty much never quiet. That and I do everything I can not to pay attention to The Walking Dead because really, it’s a horrible show. It really is. Anyway. At least one good thing came out of it that night…an idea.
This idea…a delicious and warm spicy eggnog cake. With an eggnog sugar glaze.
So in the morning I set to baking and made this cake come to life. I essentially made my coconut bundt cake, but adjusted it for the eggnog. And once it was done I of course covered said cake in an eggnog sugar glaze then shared it with my 5 year old for lunch. Because why not? Some days just call for cake in the middle of the day. 😉
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Eggnog Bundt Cake with Eggnog Sugar Glaze
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
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Cook Time: 45 minutes
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Total Time: 60 minutes
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Yield: 8 -10
Description
This Eggnog Bundt Cake with Eggnog Sugar Glaze is a perfect holiday dessert! Simple to make, and delicious.
Ingredients
Eggnog Bundt Cake
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- pinch of nutmeg (more if you like)
- 1 cup eggnog
Eggnog Glaze
- 1 cup icing sugar (confectioners sugar)
- 1/4 cup eggnog
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- splash of vanilla
Instructions
Eggnog Bundt Cake:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare a Bundt pan by buttering the pan and lightly dusting with flour. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar.
- Add the eggs, one at a time.
- Then add vanilla, and mix well.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- To the butter mix, add 1/3 of the flour mix, then 1/2 of the eggnog. Repeat until all combined.
- Pour into the prepared Bundt pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
Eggnog Glaze:
- While the cake is baking, mix together the glaze ingredients until smooth. Set aside.
Putting it all together:
- Once the cake has baked, let it cool for about 10 minutes in the pan, then turn the cake out onto a plate, and drizzle on the eggnog glaze.
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But really, this eggnog cake is perfect for the holiday season…I mean, what’s more festive than eggnog?! And you can have it ready to serve guests in just over an hour…perfect for a morning coffee date or afternoon aperatif. It’s amazing served slightly warm…mmmmmm
I hope you try this cake recipe and LOVE it as much as we did!
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42 Comments
This looks fantastic!! I’m so glad I came across your blog through the FBC group! 🙂
This is gorgeous! It would be a perfect Christmas dessert.
This cake looks amazing! And how perfectly festive! I saw this over on the weekend retreat. If you had a spare moment, I would be delighted if you’d drop this (and anything else you’d like to share) by at the #PureBlogLove DIY and recipe link party! You can find me here: http://picnicnz.blogspot.co.nz/
Oh that looks good! I have a bundt pan that I would like to use so this would be perfect for the holidays!
This looks incredible! Pinning to make for the holidays. So nice to “meet” you on the weekend retreat party. And I’m all for eating cake in the middle of the day!
Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe! I made it for my family this Thanksgiving and it was a huge hit with everyone, including those who do not care for eggnog.
Yay! This makes me so happy! 🙂
Thank you for the lovely recipe! Unfortunately for me it came out more cinnamon than eggnog flavored, but that just gives me an excuse to bake it again and again until its just perfectly eggnogy! 🙂
This looks delicious! I’m going to make it for Christmas Eve dessert. I’m not the best baker so wish me luck 🙂
Good luck, but I’m sure you won’t need it! Happy baking and have a Merry Christmas!
I’m in the process of making this right now. I’m not sure what I did wrong but my batter became so thick it was more of a cookie batter consistency. I added more eggnog to thin it out. I hope it turns out good still.
I baked this cake this morning ,waiting to share with my familia. Thank you.
I hope you enjoyed it! 🙂
It was delicious. I belong to a women’s group in Oklahoma, I like baking and taking bundt cakes to our meetings. Looking forward to taking this one.
I am so excited about this recipe! this looks super yummy! Thank you for sharing on Tasty Tuesdays! Happy Holidays:)
I love this! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Thank you Carly!
Your eggnog cake looks yummy. What a great idea and so perfect for the holidays.
Thanks for sharing at Turn It Up Tuesday,
Bev
Thank you Bev!
I can’t see a bundt cake without replaying that scene in My Big Fat Greek Wedding in my head!! This recipe looks great and it’s photographed even better!
This cake looks fantastic!
I so love eggnog. Thanks for posting. Hello from Weekly Wrap Up Linky.
This sounds and looks amazing. Love eggnog season.Thanks for sharing your cake at the party.
Dear Jo-Anna,
Your bundt cake looks amazing! I have been looking for a bundt cake to make for the holidays and I believe I just found it!
Thank you so much for sharing this with us at Friendship Friday at Create With Joy. Congratulations – I’m thrilled to announce that you are our Friend Of The Week at this week’s Party (#201!)
Hi Jo anna! This cake looks yum! Pinning it! Thanks for sharing this with us at Friendship Friday! Congratulations on the feature! You sure deserve it gurl!
Thank you Tisha!
We tried this recipe but it totally tasted like there was too much baking powder in it.
I just made this! I only had almond milk eggnog (Califia brand) on hand, and I’m glad that didn’t stop me. The cake came out so light and fluffy! The glaze was transparent because of the almond milk, but still tasted wonderful. All in all this was a great recipe, just what I needed for a lazy Sunday bake! Thank you!
I’m so happy to hear that! It’s one of our faves too! 🙂
Hi. I’ve been hanging onto your recipe for a couple years now and finally got around to making it. It’s actually baking right now. My house smells amazing and I cannot wait to have a piece.
Hi Patty! I’m so happy to hear that…I hope you love it as much as we do!
This looks and sounds delicious. I’m going to make it thia Christmas. We won’t be home thiughbfornchristmas weekend. Can this be made a couple of days in advance of holiday festivities and just glaze last minute?
Did you end up doing the cake in advance? I’m having the same doubt.
I think this cake is best served fresh…but if you froze it I think it should be just fine!
Yea, you’re right. It’s best served fresh. We had one a couple of hours after baked and one the day after, the last one was a bit dried. But still enjoyable. Next time will try freezing it.
Thanks, happy new year!!
The cake is glazed and looks so good I am having a hard time not cutting into it now. My glazed turned out a little darker. I couldn’t quite get the splatter to look right so I went with the dump and cover glazing method, but still looks and smell amazing. The cake came together so easily
I’m so happy to hear that! I need to make it again soon!
Hi Joana,
What size bundt pan did you use?have you ever made it in a loaf pan(s)? Size?
Happy New year🎉
Hi Beth! I’m sorry to have missed your message! I use a 12-cup Bundt pan for my Bundt cakes…I haven’t made these recipes in loaf pans, but if I were to, I think they would make at least 2 loaves.
What size the loaf pans
This cake is delicious but my kids are right it taste more like cinnamon than eggnog. They called it the “Cinnabon” cake. Next time, I will definitely cut back on the cinnamon; maybe not use it in the glaze at all.
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Pretty fun cake to make with the kiddos…
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