Eggnog Toffee Teacakes Food

EGGNOG TEA CAKES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350*F.
• Cream the butter and 1 cup of the powdered sugar in a large bowl using an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy.
• Add the vanilla and rum extracts; blend well.
• Reduce mixer speed to low and add the flour, nutmeg, and salt; beat just until combined. (mixture will be dry and crumbly.).
• Stir in the pecans by hand.
• Shape dough into 1" balls; space 1" apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake 13-16 minutes, or until cookies are set.
• Cool on wire racks 10 minutes; roll in remaining powdered sugar while cookies are still warm.

EGGNOG COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch springform pan with cooking spray. Whisk the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat the butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, egg yolk and vanilla until combined.
• Reduce the mixer speed to low and add the flour mixture in three batches,
• alternating with the sour cream in two batches. Increase the mixer speed to medium high and beat until well combined, about 30 seconds. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan; set aside.
• Make the topping: Combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a medium bowl. Work in the butter with your fingers until clumpy. Scatter the topping over the cake batter. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes. Transfer to a rack and let cool 20 minutes, then remove the springform ring and let cool completely.
• Make the glaze: Whisk the confectioners' sugar with 3 tablespoons eggnog in a medium bowl until smooth. If the glaze is too thick, gradually whisk in the remaining 1 tablespoon eggnog as needed. Drizzle the glaze over the cake before serving.

EGGNOG COFFEE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Butter 9 inch fluted or plain tube pan.
• In large bowl of electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, eggnog, and vanilla.
• Stir together flour, bakng powder, and salt.
• Gradually beat into butter mixture.
• Prepare topping by combining nuts, sugar and cinnamon.
• Scatter half the topping evenly over bottom of pan.
• Spoon in half batter.
• Add remaining topping and spoon on remaining batter.
• Bake 50 to 60 minute, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 15 minutes before removing from pan.

EGGNOG

Steps:

• Put the sugar in a saucepan with 75ml water. Simmer until the sugar has dissolved, then cool and chill.
• Beat the yolks with the vanilla until smooth. Add the condensed milk, brandy and cooled sugar syrup, mixing well.
• Pour into a jug and chill for at least 2 hrs. Serve within 24 hrs, over ice.