Eggnog Cinnamon Swirl Bread

Someone once gave me this recipe as something to do with leftover egg nog (we drink the stuff all year round). It's so luscious and yummy I usually make up a batch of the stuff just to make this cake, and consider the leftovers for drinking.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• Cinnamon Swirl

• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 1⁄4 cup  toffee pieces (not chocolate covered)
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped pecans
• 3  tablespoons butter, melted
• 1  teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

• Bread

• 2  cups flour
• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup  prepared  eggnog
• 1⁄4 cup  vegetable oil
• 2  eggs, lightly beaten
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon swirl ingredients and mix well.
3. Set aside.
4. In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
5. In a medium bowl, combine the egg nog, oil, eggs and vanilla.
6. Beat with a fork to combine.
7. Stir the wet mixture into the dry ingredients, stirring until just smooth.
8. Don't overdo it.
9. Pour half the batter into a greased loaf pan (something like 8 x 4 x 2).
10. Spoon half the cinnamon swirl mixture over the batter, and cut through with a knife to swirl.
11. Top with the remaining batter.
12. Spoon on the remaining swirl mixture, and swirl with a knife.
13. Bake for 60-65 minutes or until whatever you stick in the middle comes out clean.
14. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan before removing to a wire rack.