Eggnog Sherry Cake Recipes

DEEP SOUTH EGGNOG CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.
• Beat 1/2 cup butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Mixture should be noticeably lighter in color. Add eggs, one at a time, allowing each egg to blend into butter mixture before adding the next. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1/4 teaspoon lemon peel, mixing well.
• Combine 2 cups flour, baking powder, and 1 teaspoon salt in a bowl. Pour flour mixture into the batter alternately with 1 cup eggnog, mixing until just incorporated. Stir in bourbon. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven until cake springs back when touched lightly with a fingertip or a toothpick inserted in the centers comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes (test both cake layers). Cool in pans for 10 minutes before inverting on a wire rack to cool completely.
• To make frosting, combine 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a saucepan. Gradually whisk in 1 1/2 cups eggnog, whisking until smooth.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. When mixture boils, cook for 2 minutes, whisking constantly, until thickened. Remove from heat and let cool completely to room temperature.
• Beat 1 cup butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar in a bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in cooled eggnog mixture, 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract, rum extract, and 1/8 teaspoon grated lemon peel. Beat on high speed until mixture is fully incorporated and frosting is fluffy.
• Spread cake with plain frosting between cake layers, over the top and on the sides. Coat the sides with toasted pecans, pressing the nuts onto sides in small handfuls. Refrigerate until serving time.

EGGNOG SHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease 10" Bundt pan.
• Combine cake mix, eggs, sherry, oil, pudding and nutmeg.
• Beat with low speed mixer for 1 minute.
• Scrap bowl and mix high speed 3 minutes.
• Scrap bowl and pour into Bundt pan.
• Bake 45-50 minutes.
• Cool and turn out.
• Glaze with powdered sugar mixed with sherry.

CONTEST-WINNING EGGNOG CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add extracts. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with eggnog, beating well after each addition. Pour into two greased 9-in. round baking pans. , Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a small saucepan, combine flour and salt. Gradually stir in eggnog until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat whisking constantly; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Cool to room temperature., In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in eggnog mixture and vanilla until smooth. Spread between layers and over top and sides of cake. If desired, decorate with decorating gel. Store in the refrigerator.

SHERRY CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and flour 10-inch bundt pan.
• In large mixing bowl, combine cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, cooking oil, sherry, the 1 T butter flavoring and the nutmeg.
• Blend at low speed till combined.
• Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour 1/3 cup batter into bundt pan.
• Combine the sugar and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle half of the sugar and cinnamon mixture over batter in pan.
• Add another 1/3 of the cake batter in pan.
• Sprinkle with remaining sugar and cinnamon mixture.
• Top with remaining batter.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes.
• Let cake cool in pan for about 15 minutes before placing on cake plate.
• For glaze, mix together the confectioners' sugar, the vanilla, milk and butter flavoring until smooth.
• Spoon over warm cake.

EGGNOG TRIFLE CAKE

Steps:

• Sprinkle gelatine over 1-1/2 cups milk in medium saucepan; let stand 1 min. Cook on low heat 5 min. or until gelatine is completely dissolved, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Add remaining milk, eggnog, sherry and nutmeg; stir until blended. Refrigerate 1 hour or until chilled.
• Cut crust off pound cake; discard or reserve for another use. Cut cake horizontally into 4 lengthwise slices. Spread 3 cake slices with jam; stack to reassemble cake. Cut stacked cake crosswise into 14 (1/2-inch-thick) slices. Stand 8 cake slices around side of 9-inch springform pan; place remaining cake slices on bottom of pan.
• Add dry pudding mix to eggnog mixture; beat with whisk 2 min. Let stand 5 min. or until mixture begins to thicken. Spoon into prepared pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Remove rim of pan before serving dessert.

RUM EGGNOG CAKE

Steps:

• Gather the cake ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 325 F.
• Generously grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt cake pan.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter until light, either by hand or with the help of a mixer. Add in the eggs, eggnog, and rum (or 1/4 cup eggnog plus rum flavoring) and beat on low for 3 minutes.
• Add the vanilla, nutmeg, and cake mix and beat slowly to combine. Set the mixer on high speed and beat well for 2 minutes, until the mixture is fluffy and filled with air.
• Spoon the batter into the prepared Bundt cake pan.
• Bake the cake for 35 to 45 minutes, or until a cake tester or a long wooden pick comes out clean when inserted in the middle of the cake. If your oven is hotter in some spots, turn the cake 180 F after 20 minutes in the oven.
• Cool the cake in the pan on a rack for 15 minutes.
• Invert the cake onto a serving plate or cake tray and cool completely at room temperature.
• Gather the glaze ingredients.
• While the cake cools, combine the confectioners' sugar with the rum and melted butter in a bowl. Mix well using a small whisk.
• If necessary, add milk or eggnog to thin the glaze. Or, if too thin, add more confectioners' sugar to thicken the mixture.
• Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake in a decorative pattern. Garnish with mint leaves and red berries, if desired.
• Enjoy.