Eggnog Cake with Eggnog Frosting

I know I just posted a festive bundt cake that would be perfect for any Christmas celebration, but I couldn't resist - here is another. This cake won rave reviews at both a party and a family gathering. The three year old wolfed down his piece and exclaimed, "more cake PLEASE!"

This cake is super easy to put together - just doctor up a cake mix with all kinds of great ingredients - eggnog, nutmeg, sour cream - bake it in a pan coated with cinnamon sugar and then frost it with more eggnog flavored goodness. And if you have more eggnog to "use up" just make these muffins!

As I said before, sometimes you just need a piece of cake. Or two. It is Christmastime after all...

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Eggnog Cake with Eggnog Frosting

Cake:
1 box (15 oz.) yellow cake mix
1 box (3 oz.) white chocolate pudding mix
1/2 cup eggnog
1/2 cup sour cream (light is ok!)
4 eggs
1/4 cup canola oil
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 cup water

Pan Coating:
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon

Frosting:
1/4 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup eggnog, room temperature
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/8 tsp. sea salt
2 cups powdered sugar

For pan coating, combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl; mix. Grease a bundt pan well, then evenly coat pan with mixture; reserve any excess.

In a large mixing bowl combine cake mix, pudding, nutmeg; stir to combine. Add eggnog, sour cream, eggs, canola oil and water; mix until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan, then top with the leftover cinnamon/sugar mixture.

Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center removes clean. Rest cake on rack for 10 minutes.
Carefully turn out cake onto cooling rack and let cool completely.

For the frosting, cream butter, vanilla, and eggnog. Add nutmeg, salt, and powdered sugar one cup at a time. Mix until smooth and a pourable consistency; adjust as necessary with more eggnog or powdered sugar.

Place cake on serving platter, spoon frosting around the top of cake and allow to drizzle down the sides. Serves 16.

Recipe Source: Adapted from Cooking with Ruthie