Description
Rich chocolate marble cake celebrates the tangy boozy eggnog bundt cake with festive holiday spirit. Creamy rum-soaked layers deliver merry seasonal comfort that delights guests at winter gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 eggs, room temperature
- 1 ¼ cups (296 ml) eggnog
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) bourbon or rum
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3 cups (375 g) all-purpose flour
- 2 cups (400 g) granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 cups (454 g) powdered sugar
- ½ cup (60 g) confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3–4 tablespoons (45-60 ml) eggnog
- 2 tablespoons (30 ml) bourbon or rum
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and thoroughly grease and flour a bundt pan.
- Liquid Mixture: Blend eggnog, bourbon, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl, setting aside for later incorporation.
- Base Creation: Cream butter and sugar using an electric mixer until achieving a light, voluminous consistency, then carefully integrate eggs one at a time.
- Dry Ingredient Integration: Sift and fold baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg into the creamed mixture, ensuring even distribution.
- Batter Composition: Gradually combine flour and eggnog mixture, alternating between the two and ending with flour, mixing until achieving a smooth, homogeneous texture.
- Baking Process: Pour batter into prepared bundt pan, spreading evenly, and bake for 50-55 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Cooling Technique: Rest cake in pan for 10 minutes, then carefully invert onto a cooling rack to completely cool.
- Glaze Preparation: Whisk confectioners’ sugar, eggnog, bourbon, and vanilla extract to create a glossy, cascading glaze.
- Frosting Development: Whip butter and powdered sugar, then enhance with nutmeg, vanilla, and eggnog until achieving a light, fluffy buttercream.
- Final Presentation: Artfully drizzle glaze over the warm cake and frost when completely cooled, adding decorative touches as desired.
Notes
- Optimize Pan Preparation: Thoroughly grease and flour the bundt pan to prevent sticking and ensure a clean cake release.
- Master Mixing Technique: Add eggs one at a time and mix just until blended to maintain a tender, light cake texture.
- Control Baking Time: Check cake doneness early, using a cake tester or toothpick to avoid overbaking and drying out the cake.
- Enhance Flavor Balance: Use fresh, high-quality bourbon and eggnog to elevate the cake’s rich, festive taste profile.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 50-55 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Drinks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 32 g
- Sodium: 230 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 46 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg