Neither the Handsome Husband or I are fans of Eggnog, but we do like eggnog pound cake, and let me tell you, this recipe is da’ bomb! Not only is this eggnog pound cake super moist, it’s the perfect {simple} dessert to bring along to a holiday open house or party.
You can make it in a bundt pan, tube pan or loaf pan, which ever you prefer.
Ingredients {Pound Cake} slightly adapted from mybakingaddication
2 tablespoons dark rum or water {I bartered some rum from Mrs. Hillbilly}
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
8 ounces unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 cup egg nog
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Ingredients {Glaze}
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons dark rum
2 tablespoons water
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a medium sized bowl combine the flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg together and set aside.
In a mixing bowl whip together the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until nice and smooth. Slowly add in the eggnog, then the flour mixture and beat until all the ingredients are mixed together.
Grease and flour a bundt, tube or 2 standard sized loaf pans. Pour batter into pans and bake for 45 -60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
In a small bowl, combine the sugar, rum, and water and stir until blended {about 20 seconds}.
Cool cake for 10 minutes, then remove from pan and place on a cooling rack with wax or parchment paper below it. Drizzle glaze over the top. Wait about 1/2 an hour before slicing, and serve.
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Will this keep for a few days? Should I wait to glaze until ready to serve? Fridge or countertop storage?
Drat – I’m headed to a potluck in 15 minutes, if only I had been web surfing earlier! But there are more holiday gatherings in my future. It’s on my list! Thanks,
I’m curious what you barter for 2 T of rum? Five grapes? Half an apple?
Looks yummy!
Actually it was 5 tablespoons of rum. 2 for the cake, 2 for the glaze, and 1 just in case I spilled. Mr. Hillbilly said it was a high value item and made me cough up a whole package of pancake mix. What a total rip off. Plus, I almost fell over from gagging because it {the rum} smelled so gross.
It is a high value item. It’s liqueur and very expensive! I buy Kahlua for a great chocolate cake I make. That stuff is expensive!
This is the perfect recipe to use up the dark rum my mom gave my husband after her trip to Puerto Rico. Time to get the dusty dark rum out of the dark cabinet. Thanks!
I’ve got an Eggnog Pound Cake Recipe I use, where you press sliced Almonds into the sides of the pan after buttering it up. It’s Beautiful when it comes out!