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A slice of glazed eggnog bundt cake on a small plate, with the rest of the cake on a pedestal stand in the background.

Eggnog Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze

Moist, buttery eggnog bundt cake topped with an easy bourbon eggnog cream cheese glaze. A festive holiday dessert made from scratch

Course desserts
Cuisine American
Keyword Christmas bundt cake, eggnog bundt, eggnog bundt cake, eggnog cake, holiday bundt cake
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings 12
Author momma lew

Ingredients

Bundt Cake:

  • 3 C All Purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 C unsalted butter softened
  • 2 C sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 3 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 1 ¼ C southern comfort eggnog

Eggnog Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 1 - 8 oz package of cream cheese softened
  • ¼ C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • ¼ C southern comfort eggnog plus more if needed
  • 2 C powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp bourbon

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9in round bundt cake pan with nonstick baking spray
  2. Using a medium bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients until combined.
  3. Using a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla, and eggnog until combined.
  4. Beat in the eggs one at a time until combined.
  5. Gradually beat in the dry ingredients until combined.
  6. Scoop the cake batter into the prepared bundt pan and place the bundt pan onto a cookie sheet.
  7. Place into the oven for 55-76 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  8. Let the cake cool for 15 minutes before removing the bundt cake onto a wire rack.
  9. Using a large bowl and hand mixer, beat the cream cheese, butter,
    eggnog, and bourbon until combined and smooth.
  10. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar until combined.
  11. If the glaze starts to become thick, beat in about 3 tbsp - ¼ C of eggnog.
  12. You’ll want the frosting to almost be a glaze like texture.
  13. Pour the frosting on top of the cake allow it to drip down the
    sides of the cake.
  14. Allow to sit for 20 minutes to allow the frosting to set before serving

Recipe Notes

Storing Eggnog Bundt Cake
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