Eggnog Bundt Cake Food

EGGNOG BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Generously spray 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat Cake ingredients with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
• Bake 38 to 43 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from oven. Let stand 20 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In small bowl, beat powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons of the half-and-half, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg and the vanilla with spoon until well blended; continue adding half-and-half, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, until pourable. Pour over cake. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

EGGNOG BUNDT® CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
• Mix cake mix, eggnog, rum, oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and nutmeg together in a bowl until blended; batter will be thick.
• Spread batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 15 minutes; loosen and invert onto a plate to continue cooling.
• Combine powdered sugar, eggnog, and nutmeg in a bowl until smooth. Drizzle icing over the top of the cooled cake.

EGGNOG RUM BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease inside of a 10 inch bundt pan with shortening and dust with flour, or spray lightly with cooking spray.
• Set aside.
• To prepare batter: Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and nutmeg onto a sheet of wax paper and set aside.
• Cream butter in the large bowl of an electric mixer on a moderate speed for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add superfine sugar in three additions, beating 1 minute after each portion is added.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating about 45 seconds after each is added.
• Blend in vanilla extract.
• On low speed, alternately add sifted mixture in three additions with the eggnog in two addtions, beginning and ending with sifted mixture.
• Scrape down the sides of the bowl often.
• Add rum and beat 30 seconds.
• (The batter will be medium thick and very creamy.) Spoon into prepared pan and lightly smooth top with a spatula.
• Bake on center oven rack 55 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let cake set in pan on a rack 10 minutes before unmolding onto a rack.
• To prepare glaze: While cake is cooling in the pan, place butter, granulated sugar and rum in a nonreactive saucepan.
• Set over low heat and stir until the sugar dissolves.
• Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Place rack with warm cake on a sheet of wax paper.
• Spoon glaze over cake in layers, using all of glaze.
• Cool completely before wrapping.

CONTEST-WINNING EGGNOG CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add extracts. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with eggnog, beating well after each addition. Pour into two greased 9-in. round baking pans. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a small saucepan, combine flour and salt. Gradually stir in eggnog until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat whisking constantly; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Cool to room temperature., In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in eggnog mixture and vanilla until smooth. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. If desired, decorate with decorating gel. Store in the refrigerator.

EGGNOG TUBE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, eggnog, oil, extract and nutmeg. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes., Pour into a well-greased 10-in. fluted tube pan. Bake at 350° for 38-41 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, extract and enough eggnog to achieve a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cooled cake.

EGGNOG GLAZE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients adding enough eggnog for desired consisitency.

DEEP SOUTH EGGNOG CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
• Beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add eggs, one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into butter mixture before adding the next. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1/4 teaspoon lemon peel, mixing well.
• Combine 2 cups flour, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Pour flour mixture into the batter alternately with 1 cup eggnog, mixing until just incorporated. Stir in bourbon. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back when touched lightly with a fingertip or a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes (test both cake layers). Cool in pans for 10 minutes before inverting on a wire rack to cool completely.
• To make frosting, combine 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a saucepan. Gradually whisk in 1 1/2 cups eggnog, whisking until smooth.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. When mixture boils, cook for 2 minutes, whisking constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat and let cool completely to room temperature.
• Beat 1 cup butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in cooled eggnog mixture, 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, rum extract, and 1/8 teaspoon grated lemon peel. Beat on high speed until mixture is fully incorporated and frosting is fluffy.
• Spread cake with plain frosting between cake layers, over the top and on the sides. Coat the sides with toasted pecans, pressing the nuts onto sides in small handfuls. Refrigerate until serving time.