Eggnog Bundt Cake Recipe
I love eggnog and find it a shame
that you can only get it from the stores around Thanksgiving and Christmas time.
Cake Recipe Ingredients
1/2 cup
2 TB
1 cup
2 cups
3 large
3 cups
2 tsp
1/4 tsp
1/8 tsp
1 cup
1 tsp
1 TB |
Dried Currants, raisins or
cranberries
Dark Rum or Water
Unsalted butter, room temp
Sugar
Eggs, room temp
All-purpose flour
Baking Powder
Salt
Freshly grated nutmeg
Eggnog
Vanilla extract
Grated orange zest |
Glaze ingredients
3 TB
1 TB
3/4 cup |
Orange Juice
Dark Rum
Granulated sugar |
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Oven Temp ~ 325°
Baking Time ~ 55-65 Min.
Pan Type ~ 10 inch Bundt pan |
Preheat the oven,
(350°F if the pan doesn't have a dark finish). grease pan. Soak currants in
rum in a small bowl for 15 minutes.
Adjust rack to lower third of
oven.
Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter until creamy, 30-45
seconds. Add sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Scrape
bowl with a rubber spatula occasionally. Add eggs one at a time, beating
well after each addition.
In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg.
At very low speed, add dry ingredients in 4 additions, alternating with
eggnog mixed with vanilla (begin and end with dry ingredients). Scrape bowl
occasionally. Gently fold in orange zest, currants and any remaining rum.
Spoon batter into pan; spread evenly. Bake until cake springs back when
touched lightly in the center and pulls away from the sides of the pan. You
can also use a long toothpick or thin bamboo skewer and insert into the
thickest part of the cake to check for doneness.
Remove from oven and cool upright in the pan on a rack for 10 minutes.
Prepare glaze by blending together sugar, orange juice, and rum.
Invert cake onto a rack, over a sheet of waxed paper. Use a pastry brush
to brush the surface of the cake with the glaze. Cool completely before
serving.