Holiday Eggnog Cake Food

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.

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.

HOLIDAY EGGNOG CAKE WITH EGGNOG-RUM GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease the inside of a fluted cake pan.
• In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar, until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Add the eggnog and vanilla and continue to beat until well combined.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Gradually stir the flour mixture into the wet ingredients, until just combined. Be careful to not over mix. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow the cake to cool for 15 minutes in the pan before removing.
• Make the glaze. In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, eggnog, rum, vanilla and cinnamon. Set aside. Carefully turn the cake over onto a serving platter. Liberally drizzle the glaze over the cake.
• Serve and enjoy!

HOLIDAY RUM EGGNOG BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Grease bundt pan well.
• Press almonds onto bottom of pan.
• Mix other ingredients well, for five minutes.
• Pour into pan.
• Bake at 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean.
• Let cool for 10 minutes and then invert onto a plate.

HOLIDAY MINCEMEAT CAKE WITH EGGNOG RUM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 deg. Spray oven-safe 11-inch skillet or a 9 X 13 cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Prepare cake mix according to package directions, except reduce the water by 1/4 cup. After mixing, fold in the mincemeat and nuts.
• Bake 35 to 40 min. Cake is done with toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean.
• Let cool 5 min. Run a knife around edge of pan and invert onto serving plate.
• Sauce: Combine butter, sugar and eggnog in small saucepan. Bring to a boil. Boil for 2 min. Remove from heat stir in rum or rum extract and a dash of nutmeg. Serve warm.

HOLIDAY EGGNOG CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine cake mix, eggs, eggnog, butter, nutmeg and rum extract in a large bowl. Beat for 4 minutes. Pour batter into 2 wax-paper lined greased and floured 9-inch round cake pans. Bake for 30 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in pans, then turn out onto wire rack and cool thoroughly.
• Meanwhile, make filling. In a stainless steel or glass saucepan, combine cornstarch with small amount of eggnog and blend until smooth. Blend in remaining eggnog and cook over simmering water until thickened and smooth. Add rum extract and cool. When cooled, spread between cake layers.
• To make frosting, combine cream, sugar, salt, vanilla and extracts in a mixing bowl and chill. Whip until soft peaks form. Soften gelatin in water. Place over hot water until dissolved. Drizzle dissolved gelatin into whipped cream and continue to beat until stiff. Frost cake and garnish with nutmeg and red and green cherries, if desired. Refrigerate until serving time, up to 24 hours.