Christmas Recipes
Holiday Bourbon and Eggnog Cake
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup prepared eggnog
- 1/4 cup bourbon
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon each baking powder and soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3/4 cup chopped glacéd cherries
- 3/4 cup chopped toasted almonds
Eggnog Cream Glaze
- 1 tablespoon each heavy cream, and eggnog
- 1 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
Instructions
Cake
- Cream together sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs until blended. Beat in eggnog and bourbon until blended.
- In a bowl, mix together the remaining ingredients and beat into egg mixture until nicely blended. Do not over-beat.
- Spread batter evenly into a greased 10 inch tube pan and bake in a 350 degrees F oven for 55 minutes.
- Allow to cool in pan.
- When cool, remove from pan and drizzle with glaze.
- Decorate top with whole glacéd cherries and toasted slivered almonds.
Eggnog Cream Glaze
- Stir together all the ingredients until blended. Drizzle over cooled cake.
Attribution
Posted by Marla at Recipe Goldmine 9/3/2001 6:39 pm.