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    Easy Eggnog Cake with Eggnog Buttercream

    Published: Dec 17, 2020 · Modified: Jul 10, 2022 by Radwa · This post may contain affiliate links. Leave a Comment

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    This easy Eggnog cake with eggnog buttercream is a pleasant, soft, and delicious two layers cake coated with a silky eggnog buttercream and sprinkled with grated white chocolate with a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg.

    This cake is suitable to serve on holidays or Christmas. 

    Easy Eggnog Cake with Eggnog Buttercream

    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 egg yolks.

    three slices of Eggnog Cake

    Eggnog Cake Ingredients

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

    Eggnog Buttercream

    • Butter
    • Powdered sugar
    • Eggnog
    • White chocolate, grated
    Easy Eggnog Cake with Eggnog Buttercream

    How to make eggnog cake?

    steps of making this recipe

    Preparations: Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
    Line a two 20 cm springforms with parchment paper.

    Making the cake: In a mixing bowl, whisk butter and sugar using the electric whisk. Add the eggs one by one and vanilla extract, whisk. Next, add the eggnog, whisk. Then, stir in the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
    Distribute the batter equally between the two springforms. Bake for 30 minutes.

    How to make the eggnog buttercream?

    how to make the 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.

    Assembling 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. 

    Sprinkle the white chocolate on top of the cake. Use some of the buttercream to make bulbs on the sides of the cake. Top the blubs with some cinnamon or sprinkles if you want.

    one slice of the eggnog cake on a serving plate

    Top Tips

    • Use good quality 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.
    • Enjoy this cake with a cup of hot cocoa or a cup of homemade eggnog.

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    Eggnog Cake with Eggnog Buttercream
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    Easy Eggnog Cake with Eggnog Buttercream

    This easy eggnog cake is soft and rich, and it is even more delicious with the eggnog buttercream and white chocolate.
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Keyword Easy Eggnog Cake, Eggnog cake
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Total Time 40 minutes
    Servings 12 servings
    Calories 446kcal
    Author Radwa

    Equipment

    • Springform
    • Mixing bowl
    • Measuring cups
    • Measuring spoons

    Ingredients

    • ¾ cup butter , room temperate
    • 1 cup granulated sugar
    • 3 eggs , room temperate
    • 1 cup eggnog (store-bought)
    • 2 ¼ cups plain flour
    • 3 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    Eggnog Buttercream

    • ½ cup butter , room temperate
    • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
    • 3 tablespoon eggnog
    • 75 g white chocolate , grated

    Instructions

    • Preparations: Preheat the oven to 180C/350F.
      Line a two 20 cm springforms with parchment paper.
    • In a mixing bowl, whisk butter and sugar using the electric whisk. Add the eggs one by one and vanilla extract, whisk. Next, add the eggnog, whisk. Then, stir in the flour, baking powder, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
    • Distribute the batter equally between the two springforms. Bake for 30 minutes.

    Making 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.

    Assembling 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. 
    • Sprinkle the white chocolate on top of the cake. Use some of the buttercream to make bulbs on the sides of the cake. Top the blubs with some cinnamon or sprinkles if you want.

    Notes

    • Use good quality 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.
    • Enjoy this eggnog cake with a cup of hot cocoa or a cup of homemade eggnog.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 446kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 105mg | Sodium: 158mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 111IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 123mg | Iron: 1mg

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