Eggnog Cake & Frosting
Ingredients
Eggnog cake:
- 2 Eggs at room temperature
- 2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour sifted
- 1 1/4 cups Eggnog at room temperature
- 1 cup Brown sugar
- 1/4 cup Vegetable oil
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp Fresh or ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Fresh or ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 tsp Ground allspice
Eggnog frosting:
- 2 sticks Unsalted butter softened
- 3 cups Powdered sugar sifted
- 1 tbsp Eggnog at room temperature
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp Fresh or ground nutmeg
Instructions
Eggnog cake:
- Preheat oven to 325°F/165°C. Grease and flour two 9 inch round cake pan.
- Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, mix together the sugar, eggs, vegetable oil and vanilla extract until light and well combined.
- Sift in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices. Gradually mix in the eggnog.
- Once everything is well combined pour the batter into the cake pans. If you want an even distribution, I highly recommend using a kitchen scale.
- Bake the cakes for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in comes out clean.
- When the cakes are done baking, remove them from the oven and let them cool for 10-15 minutes before removing from the pan and let them cool on a wire rack.
Eggnog frosting:
- Using a stand mixer, beat the softened butter on low speed for 2-5 minutes until the butter becomes slightly fluffy and pale in colour.
- Beat in the powdered sugar gradually before adding the vanilla extract and the eggnog.
Assembly:
- Once the cakes are completely cool, level them out by cutting the top.
- Place one of the cake on a cake stand and top with about 1/3 or more cup of frosting unto the top cake the cake then top that with the other cake. Add 1/3 cup or more to that cake and start by adding half of the frosting the sides of the cake. Once the entire cake is covered refrigerate for 10-20 minutes before continuing.
- Top the cake with the second layer of the frosting and smooth it out using a bench scraper. Once everything is smooth and covered you can cut into it and enjoy.