Easy Eggnog Cake Recipe

This easy Eggnog cake is a pleasant, two-layer holiday cake coated with silky eggnog buttercream and white chocolate. It is my go-to recipe for Christmas!

What Is Eggnog?

Eggnog, also known as egg milk punch, is a thick, rich, and chilled dairy-based beverage that has a sweet flavour.

It is usually made with cream, milk, whipped egg whites, sugar, and cinnamon. It tastes like sweet milk flavored with warm spices.

I love eggnog so much, and recently, I have made lots of eggnog recipes. Here are some of them Eggnog Cookies, Eggnog Bundt Cake with White Chocolate Icing and Eggnog Cheesecake.

Easy Eggnog Cake Recipe

The texture and flavor of this cake are amazing. The cake is super fluffy and soft, and it has a scrumptious, sweet taste. I am sure you will love it!

The amount of eggnog I use in this recipe is 1 cup for the cake batter and 3 tablespoons for the buttercream.

Also, I forgot to add vanilla extract to the buttercream; however, it turned out so good. Feel free to add vanilla if you want.

I actually loved the buttercream flavor with eggnog better; eggnog gives it a fantastic flavor, and it also pairs so well with the white chocolate topping. It's really a delicious, elegant cake for the holiday season!

Eggnog Cake Ingredients

• Butter, room temperate
• Granulated sugar
• Eggs, room temperate
• Eggnog (store-bought)
• Plain flour
• Baking powder
• Ground cinnamon
• Nutmeg
• Vanilla extract

For The Eggnog Buttercream

• Butter
• Powdered sugar
• Eggnog
• White chocolate, grated

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How To Make Eggnog Cake With Eggnog Buttercream?

Before starting, preheat the oven to 180C / 350F and line two 20 cm springforms with parchment paper.

One (Make The Cake): In a mixing bowl, whisk butter and sugar using the electric whisk. Add the eggs one by one and vanilla extract, whisk.

Two: Add the eggnog, whisk. Then, stir in the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and cinnamon.

Three: Distribute the batter equally between the two springforms. Bake for 30 minutes.

Four (Make The Eggnog Buttercream): In a mixing bowl, beat the butter well until it becomes creamy. Add the powdered sugar and eggnog and beat again until the mixture becomes soft.

Five (Assemble The Cake): Spread some of the eggnog buttercream on top of the first cake then top it with the second cake. Now, spread the rest of the eggnog buttercream on top of the second cake and all the sides. 

Six: Sprinkle the white chocolate on top of the cake. Use some of the buttercream to make bulbs on the sides of the cake and sprinkle some cinnamon on top.

Expert Tips

• Use good quality eggnog and white chocolate to have a good flavour.
• You can add ½ teaspoon of cinnamon to the buttercream if you want.
• Keep this cake in the fridge until you serve it.
• I use store-bought eggnog for this recipe, but if you like to use homemade eggnog, it will work just fine.
• Make sure to use butter at room temperature.

More Cake Recipes

• Coffee cake with coffee cream frosting
• Lemon poppyseed cake
• Blueberry white chocolate cake
• Chocolate sour cream bundt cake with ganache

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