Eggnog Spiced Cake
By: megan Pires
Published: Monday, December 20, 2010 - 10:10am

Ingredients




1 cup butter, softened
3 cups granulated sugar
6 large eggs
3 cups sifted cake flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup refrigerated or canned eggnog
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons brandy (optional)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Powdered sugar
1 cup sifted powdered sugar
2 teaspoons tablespoons plus 1 whipping cream

Preparation

1 Generously grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan; set aside. 2 Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer about 2 minutes or until creamy. Gradually add granulated sugar, beating 5 to 7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears. 3 Combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to butter mixture alternately with 1 cup eggnog, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Stir in vanilla and, if desired, brandy. 4 Pour half of batter into prepared pan. Stir cinnamon and next 3 ingredients into remaining batter. Spoon spice batter over plain batter. Swirl batters together, using a knife. 5 Bake at 350° for 50 to 55 minutes (check at 45 minutes) or until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes. Remove from pan; cool on wire rack. 6 Place cake on a cake plate; dust with powdered sugar. 7 Combine 1 cup powdered sugar and whipping cream, stirring until smooth. Drizzle glaze over cake. 8 Enjoy!♥♥