A deliciously fluffy and moist eggnog cake may not be extravagant, but it's always sooo good! Anyway, with this easy eggnog cake recipe, you're guaranteed to please cake fans. It is one of the few baking recipes I know by heart - because it is so simple.
Taste and Occasion
Pure for drinking, we don't really like eggnog. So the only reason to buy it is that you can bake with eggnog (or use it for great Easter desserts). It tastes excellent with cake batter. By the way, you can add chocolate chips to the moist eggnog cake.
Ingredients
Classic eggnog cakes consist of equal parts of the main ingredients: Of eggnog, sunflower oil, flour (more precisely: cornstarch and flour), and powdered sugar, you need 250 grams or milliliters each. Even the number of eggs can be calculated according to the same principle: Since a medium egg weighs about 60 grams, four go into the dough. I've been baking grandma's eggnog ring cake this way for years. The only adjustment to the original: I usually use only 180 to 200 grams of powdered sugar. After all, the cake is already quite sweet and gets a sugar coating at the end. Either way, the eggnog cake with oil is a real treat. And it looks pretty, too. Just the thing for the next coffee party, right?
How to make the Eggnog Cake
At first, grease a cake pan (approx. 9.5 in / 24 cm), dust it with flour, and refrigerate. Then, preheat the oven to 350°F/175°C and beat the eggs with the powdered sugar for a few minutes until light and fluffy. Next, mix flour with baking powder and cornstarch. Stir the dry ingredients alternately with the oil and eggnog into the egg mixture briefly but vigorously until a smooth dough is formed. Pour dough into the pan.
Now it's time to bake your eggnog cake for about 50 minutes and test it with chopsticks. If the cake gets too dark: cover it after half the baking time. Let the cake cool in the pan for at least 15 minutes. Then carefully turn out, and let cool completely. For the glaze, sift the powdered sugar and stir with eggnog and milk to make a thick, smooth glaze. Frost the cake and decorate with chocolate shavings as desired.
Top Tip
Because the eggnog cake is quick to make, it's a delicious last-minute treat. You can vary the basic recipe with additional ingredients and toppings if you think the basic recipe is too dull. We like the eggnog cake best with frosting and chocolate shavings. For the frosting, I mix liqueur, milk, and powdered sugar into a very thick mixture.
Recipe Card
Eggnog Cake
Equipment
- 1 gugelhupf (9.5 in / 24 cm)
Ingredients
For the dough
- 4 eggs, medium
- 200 grams (1 ¾ cups) powdered sugar
- 125 grams (1 cups) all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 125 grams (1 cups) cornstarch
- 250 milliliters (1 cup) eggnog
- 250 milliliters (1 cup) sunflower oil
For the glaze
- 120 grams (1 cups) powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons eggnog
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Grease a cake pan (approx. 9.5 in / 24 cm), dust with flour, and refrigerate. Preheat oven to 350°F/175°C. Beat the eggs with the powdered sugar for a few minutes until light and fluffy.
- Mix flour with baking powder and cornstarch. Stir the dry ingredients alternately with the oil and eggnog into the egg mixture briefly but vigorously until a smooth dough is formed. Pour dough into the pan.
- Bake eggnog cake for about 50 minutes and then test with chopsticks. If the cake gets too dark: cover it after half the baking time.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for at least 15 minutes. Then carefully turn out. Let cool completely. For the glaze, sift the powdered sugar and stir with eggnog and milk to make a thick, smooth glaze. Frost the cake and decorate with chocolate shavings as desired.
Ingredient substitutions
Variations
With this post, I suggest baking a quick classic again. The eggnog cake fits perfectly into the spring season - and the following Easter 🙂 . Check out my recipes if you want more baking inspiration for special occasions and events. For Easter, you will also find grandmas basic eggnog cake recipe. It's different than this one, but also veryyyyy tasty. Have fun exploring.
About Kathrin & Jan
It's like a little miracle to me every time. Seemingly simple ingredients are made into something that can brighten up your life. Butter, sugar, eggs, and flour melt into an airy biscuit, a fine tart, a juicy cake, or a crispy biscuit. Baking simply makes you happy. Welcome and enjoy our blog!
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