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Can there be a better perfume during December than eggnog and rum? Methinks not.
My son agrees, and as soon as the eggnog hits the store shelves in November, he is all over it, drinking it for breakfast, for a snack after school, and before bed if he can get away with it. Luckily he has the metabolism of a 10-year-old surfer. 🙂
I baked him this treat using eggnog extract to concentrate the flavor, and rum extract to avoid the alcohol. (It didn’t hurt that I dabbed a bit of both extracts on my wrists.)
It was a total winner!
I made this cake as part of the #BundtaMonth December baking party, hosted by Lora from Cake Duchess and Anuradha from Baker Street. This month our #Bundtamonth party bakers are:
- Araby Spice-Limoncello Bundt Cake with Limoncello Glaze by Lora from Cake Duchess
- Bailey’s and Buttershots Bundt Cake by Karen from In The Kitchen With KP
- Banana Pineapple Bundt Cake with Coconut Rum Glaze by Carrie from Poet In The Pantry
- Chocolate Bourbon Mini Bundt by Holly from A Baker’s House
- Chocolate Port Bundt Cake by Paula from Vintage Kitchen
- Eggnog Rum Pound Cake by Dorothy from Shockingly Delicious
- Madeira Pound Bundt Cake by Renee from Magnolia Days
- Mint Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake with Creme de Menthe by Laura from The Spiced Life
- Shirley Temple Bundt Cake by Kim Beaulieu from Cravings Of A Lunatic
- Spiked Eggnog Bundt Cake with Bourbon Glaze by Kate from Food Babbles
- Sweet Potato Bourbon Bundt by Jennie from The Messy Baker Blog
- Long Island Iced TeaCake by Deb from Knitstamatic
- Rum and Raisin Butter Bundt with Rum Honey Glaze by Stacy from Food Lust People Love
- Tiramisu Bundt Cake with Kahlúa Mascarpone Glaze by Anuradha from Baker Street
- Vanilla and Bourbon Cake by Kate from Diet Hood
- Vanilla Mini Bundt Cakes with Kahlúa by Alice from Hip Foodie Mom
If YOU would like to join the #BundtaMonth party this month:
- Bake your Bundt for December following the theme: Boozy December! (Pick your favorite liqueur and incorporate it into a Bundt, or get inspired by your favorite cocktail or mocktail. You can use an extract if you don’t want to use alcohol.)
- Post it before Dec. 31, 2012.
- Use the #BundtaMonth hashtag in your title. (Ex: title might be #BundtaMonth: Spiced Chocolate Bundt)
- Add your entry to the Linky tool below.
- Link back to both Lora and Anuradha’s announcement posts.
That’s it! Fire up your oven and get baking!
Recipe: Eggnog Rum Pound Cake
Summary: Perfumed with the heady fragrance of rich eggnog and frisky rum, this Eggnog Rum Pound Cake is a perfect dessert for the season.
Ingredients
Cake
- 3/4 cup (12 tablespoons or 1 ½ sticks) organic unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup + 6 tablespoons sugar
- 3 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour (or you can use cake flour)
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk, at room temperature- 1/2 teaspoon eggnog flavor
- 1/2 teaspoon rum extract
Icing
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1/8 teaspoon eggnog flavor
- Freshly ground nutmeg
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour an 11- by 5 1/2-inch nonstick Bundt loaf pan and set pan aside.
- In a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar on high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- Add the flour, baking powder and salt and mix until combined, a minute or so. Add milk and extracts and mix until combined, about a minute or so.
- Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 55-60 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove cake from the oven and set on a rack to cool for about 20 minutes. Using a knife, loosen the edges of the cake where it adheres to the pan, and then invert it onto a serving plate. Cool cake completely on a wire rack.
- Make icing: In a small bowl, vigorously stir together powdered sugar, milk and eggnog extract for icing. Dribble onto cake in a decorative fashion, and immediately grate fresh nutmeg over top. (How pretty did this icing pattern turn out?) If you wait too long, the icing will dry and the nutmeg won’t stick. Or forgo the icing and simply sprinkle decoratively with powdered sugar before you slice to serve.
- Serves 10-12.
Source
Inspired by this recipe on Magnolia Days, which talented baker Renee adapted from the “Southern Living 1985 Annual Recipes” cookbook. That’s a good pedigree on both counts!
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 55 minutes
Diet type: Vegetarian
Number of servings (yield): 10-12
Culinary tradition: USA (Traditional)
Bundt cakes I have baked for #Bundtamonth
Dec. 2012: Eggnog Rum Pound Cake
Nov. 2012: Nutmeg Bundt Cake
Oct. 2012: Pumpkin Pecan Bundt Cake with Maple Glaze
Sept. 2012: Zucchini Cookie Butter Bundt Cake
You can see a wonderful gallery of our #Bundtamonth cakes here. Are you inspired yet to bake something?
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Eggnog and Rum is an irresistible combination, Dorothy! I love the shape of your cake and the way the glaze runs through it! I’m so craving a slice right now! Thanks for baking along 🙂
I believe this is a pretty fantastic flavor, and for sure a perfect combo! Your bundt cake looks and sounds wonderful, Hugs, Terra
Christmas in a cake!! YES!
And I want that bundt pan. 🙂
So pretty! I’ve never latched on to the eggnog flavor but this cake would change my mind. I bet it is as delicious as it is pretty!
oh my gosh-in love with the shape of this bundt pan…so cool! Your drizzle is so pretty, Dorothy. Love this flavor idea-beautiful for holiday baking time. Thanks for baking again with us:)
I too am rather jealous of the pan! Fantastic cake!
Laura,
Wish I remembered! But really, it’s like 15+ years old.
I’ve never seen a pan that shape. Love it!! I also love the way you drizzled your icing. Beautiful! You and I were on the same wavelength this month 😉 I did eggnog also but with bourbon. (Posting tomorrow cause Carrie and I do a thing together on the 1st of every month) Lovely bundt Dorothy!
Kate,
Can’t wait to see YOUR eggnog Bundt!
How beautiful, I love how you drizzled the glaze over it. And um eggnog, oh yea! What’s that pan shape called, I’ve not seen it and would love to get my hands on one! 🙂
Deb,
I have had this pan in the cabinet for many years…not sure what the name is. It is loaf pan sized, and has the Bundt humps in it. Kinda wonderful! Wish I could guide you to it, but I cannot recall where I got those many years ago.
I am touched that you were inspired by my Pound Cake Loaf. Thank you so much! I have been equally inspired by the eggnog flavor that I had no idea existed. Oh my I have to get some and start experimenting!!
Renee,
Your loaf cake make a perfect crumb! I love that eggnog flavor. Sometimes using eggnog from a carton just isn’t strong enough, for me anyway. This is a wowser flavor!
A very festive cake, and the shape is wonderful Dorothy!
Dorothy, what a beautiful cake!! Love it! and with eggnog? perfect for the holidays!! 🙂
What an artistically beautiful cake! Where do you get eggnog flavoring? I love eggnog anything. I freeze as many cartons as space allows in my freezer. I am a sucker for eggnog lattes in July.
Cathy,
Thanks! I believe I got the flavoring at Surfas in Culver City.
Dorothy, this cake looks amazing. I adore eggnog and make it homemade every year. Happy #BAM! Pinned.
That is some fancy icing drizzling! What a wonderful cake this is! I had no idea that you could even buy eggnog flavoring.
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