Eggnog Pound Cake

Hey Jude's Note:

This easy, delicious cake uses a packaged cake mix but you wouldn't know it by the taste!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 2 tablespoons softened butter or 2 tablespoons margarine , to grease pan
• ½ cup sliced almonds
• 1 (18 ½ ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1⁄8; teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 1 ½ cups purchased eggnog
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine , melted
• 2 tablespoons rum or ¼ teaspoon rum flavoring

Directions:

1. Generously grease a 10-inch tube or bundt pan with the softened butter; press almonds on sides and bottom of pan; set aside.
2. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, nutmeg, eggs, eggnog, the melted butter and the rum.
3. Using an electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy (about 4 minutes at medium speed) or beat about 450 strokes with a wooden spoon; pour batter into prepared pan.
4. Bake in a 350° oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
5. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes; then invert cake onto a rack to cool completely.

Reviews

[Susan Lee]

Great use for leftover eggnog! This was a very tasty cake, extremely easy, and smelled heavenly! I did add a bit extra rum flavoring because I like it. I served the cake with Hagen Daaz Rum Raisin ice cream for an extra special treat. Thanks for sharing this!

[Shawna Landers]

My family adored this!! It was very tasty and it was so easy to make. It was gone in a flash! Thank you from our whole family!

[Amie in Arizona]

I had some left over eggnog from the holidays so I used it in this recipe. I like it alot. I would not use the almonds next time, just personal preference... Moist and tasty. I cut the recipe in 1/2 and baked it in a loaf pan...because you said tube pan...which I never heard of and did not want to run the risk of it spilling over, which I think it would have if I had not cut it in half...so a bigger than loaf pan is needed... Thanks for the recipe.