Easy eggnog pound cake piled high with a thick layer of sweet, rich, eggnog frosting is the perfect holiday breakfast or dessert treat.
Prep Time: 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 1 hourhour
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Total Time: 1 hourhour15 minutesminutes
Servings:16servings
Ingredients
2cupsbutter, softened
3cupsgranulated sugar
6large eggs
4cupsall-purpose flour
⅔cupeggnog
1 ½teaspoonsvanilla
½teaspoonground nutmeg
Frosting
4tablespoonsbutter, softened
4cupspowdered sugar
6-8tablespoonseggnog, more as needed
¼teaspoon ground nutmeg
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Generously grease two 9x5 inch loaf pans and sprinkle with four. (or line with parchment paper)
In a large bowl cream together butter and sugar until very light and fluffy (2-3 minutes with an electric mixer). Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each until incorporated. Mix in vanilla and nutmeg.
Alternate mixing in flour and milk until both are incorporated (do not overmix).
Spread batter evenly in prepared pans. Bake for 55-70 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean (a few crumbs are okay but no wet batter).
Allow to cool completely before frosting the cake.
To prepare the frosting, cream butter for 2-3 minutes until very light and fluffy. Mix in powdered sugar. Add eggnog 1 tablespoon at a time until frosting is smooth and spreadable (but not runny). Stir in nutmeg.
Spread frosting on cooled pound cakes. Cut into slices and serve or store in airtight container up to 3 days.