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Christmas Eggnog Coffee Cake with Glaze

Here's how you make Christmas Eggnog Coffee Cake with Glaze
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  • Servings: 12-14
  • Prep: 8h
  • Cook: 25-35m
  • The following recipe serves 12-14 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • CAKE
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened (no margarine for this)
  • 1 cup eggnog (full-fat eggnog, the kind sold in the grocery store)
  • 8 ounces sour cream (full-fat)
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons dark rum (or 2 teaspoons rum extract)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
  • GLAZE
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons eggnog (use full-fat)
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Grease 12-cup round molded cake pan with shortening.

  • Step 2: For the cake; In a large bowl, beat 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar and 1/2 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed. Beat in 1 cup eggnog, the sour cream, rum extract and eggs until blended.

  • Step 3: In a separate bowl, whisk together flour and remaining dry cake ingredients. Stir dry mixture into wet mixture. Spoon evenly into pan (on top of the topping). Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours.

  • Step 4: Preheat oven to 350°F.

  • Step 5: Uncover pan; bake 25 to 35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes and then flip out onto a rack to cool completely.

  • Step 6: In a small bowl, mix all glaze ingredients until smooth. Add more eggnog if not thin enough to drizzle. Spoon over coffee cake.

  • Step 7: Cut and serve.


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