Lightly spiced, sweet and buttery Eggnog Pound Cake is a festive holiday dessert. Serve alone or with a dollop of whipped cream for an easy ending to a holiday meal.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr20 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: eggnog pound cake, pound cake
Servings: 12
Calories: 598kcal
Author: Kellie
Cost: $10
Equipment
Bundt Pan
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients:
3cupswhite sugar
1 1/2cupsbuttersoftened
5eggs
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
3cupsall-purpose flour
½teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonground nutmeg
1cupeggnog
Icing Ingredients:
1cuppowdered sugar
1-2tbspeggnog
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 325ºF.
Prepare a bundt cake pan by coating it with cooking spray and a thin layer of flour. In a large mixing bowl, beat sugar and butter together until fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating for 30 seconds after adding each one. Add vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
Add half of flour, baking powder, salt, nutmeg, and eggnog to batter. Beat until smooth. Repeat with the other half of these ingredients.
Pour batter into the prepared bundt pan. Using a spatula, smooth the top fo the batter. Bake for 85 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow cake to cool for 15 minutes before flipping and removing from the cake pan. Allow cake to cool completely before adding icing.
To prepare icing, whisk powdered sugar and eggnog together in a small mixing bowl until smooth.
Drizzle icing over top of cake and serve.
Notes
Pound cake can be made up to 2 days in advance, wrap and store at room temperature.You can also freeze your pound cake up to 2 months in advance. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and store in a freezer bag.