Vanilla Eggnog Bundt Cake

My hubby LOVES egg nog. I find it pretty repulsive, but since I'm a nice wife, I grabbed a carton at the grocery store this weekend. Being in a hurry and not the egg nog expert he is, I didn't realize I'd grabbed a carton with a "use by date" that was far too soon and out of character for "usual" egg nog. My bad. Oh well, it gave me a chance to try out a recipe that called for egg nog that I've had saved for a year or so.

Vanilla Eggnog Bundt Cake

Adapted from Smells Like Home

15 oz (3 cups) all-purpose flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp nutmeg

2 sticks butter, unsalted and softened

14 oz (2 cups) granulated sugar

3 large eggs

1 cup eggnog 

1 Tbsp vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and spices; set aside.
3. In a liquid measuring cup, measure out 1 cup of egg nog and add in 1 Tbsp of vanilla; set aside.
4. In a stand mixer, cream together butter and sugar.
5. Add in eggs one at a time until combined.
6. Add 1/3 of the flour mixture and with mixer running, pour in 1/2 of the liquid.
7. Scrap down the sides, and repeat.
8. Scrape down the sides once more and add the remaining 1/3 of the batter and stir until just combined.
9. Pour/spread into a well greased bundt pan (seriously, grease well, mine did not come out so pretty during this first attempt, delicious, but not pretty!)
10. Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes or until done.
11. Cool for about 10 minutes in the pan before turning out on a cooling rack to finish cooling off the cake.