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Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake

5 from 2 votes
Bree HesterBy Bree Hester
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Have leftover eggnog from the holiday? Or just love eggnog? Bake my delicious Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake with Eggnog Glaze.

Fluffy vanilla bundt cake with glaze on a plate.

Eggnog is one of those things that you either really love or you don’t. I don’t drink milk, but I happen to love eggnog flavored things. Cakes, cookies, trifles, eggnog syrup, I love all things eggnog. After the holiday is over, I always have some eggnog left over. I feel bad tossing it because it has such a short season, and when I throw away the eggnog that means the holiday season really is over. Instead of tossing it, I’m making an eggnog swirl bundt cake with an eggnog glaze. I hadn’t made a bundt cake in a long time and I forgot how much I love them. They are so pretty and much less hassle than making a frosted cake. You make a quick glaze and call it good. This is the kind of cake that says, “Come sit down, have a cup of tea, let’s hang out.”

When I was driving home from my brother’s wedding we stopped at my favorite place (Wawa – no one understands Wawa until they have been to one.) and they had eggnog, so obviously I had to buy some to bring home. I always have cooler bags in my car for impulse purchases like this.

All-purpose baking supplies and eggs on a kitchen countertop for homemade baking and cake making.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 3 cups cake flour sifted
  • 2 Tablespoons cake enhancer optional
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 Tablespoons rum
  • 1 cup eggnog
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Eggnog Glaze

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 1/4 cup eggnog
  • 1 Tablespoon rum
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • freshly grated nutmeg
Golden baked vanilla bundt cake in a black baking pan on a cooling rack.

How to Make Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Liberally spray a 12-cup bundt pan with baking spray with flour. (Make sure to liberally spray, mine stuck a little.) Cream together butter and sugar for 5 minutes, until very light and fluffy.

Step 2: Add eggs, one at a time until incorporated. Add vanilla and rum.

Step 3: Add 1/3 of the flour mixture.

Step 4: Add half of the eggnog. Mix on low until incorporated, then add the next addition. Repeat until everything is added.

Moist lemon bundt cake with lemon glaze on a festive plate.

Step 5: Add half of the batter to the prepared pan. With the remaining batter add the cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. Mix by hand until combined.

Step 6: Spoon the spiced batter over the plain batter and use a knife to swirl together. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Step 7: Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.

Step 8: To make the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, eggnog, rum, and vanilla.

Step 9: Drizzle over the cooled cake. Top with fresh nutmeg.

Fluffy glazed eggnog bundt cake on holiday-themed plate with a slice on a white plate and glass of eggnog.
Golden vanilla bundt cake with glaze on festive holiday plate and wrapping paper in background.

Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake

Bree Hester
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 567 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter room temperature
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 3 cups cake flour sifted
  • 2 Tablespoons cake enhancer optional
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 Tablespoons rum
  • 1 cup eggnog
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Eggnog Glaze

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar sifted
  • 1/4 cup eggnog
  • 1 Tablespoon rum
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • freshly grated nutmeg

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Liberally spray a 12-cup bundt pan with baking spray with flour. (Make sure to liberally spray, mine stuck a little.) Cream together butter and sugar for 5 minutes, until very light and fluffy.
    Creamed butter and sugar mixture in a stand mixer for baking recipes.
  • Add eggs, one at a time until incorporated. Add vanilla and rum.
    Beaten eggs pouring into mixing bowl with creamed butter for baking.
  • Add 1/3 of the flour mixture.
    Creamy butter and sugar mixture in electric stand mixer for baking recipes.
  • Add half of the eggnog. Mix on low until incorporated, then add the next addition. Repeat until everything is added.
    Fluffy cake batter in a stand mixer for baking recipes.
  • Add half of the batter to the prepared pan. With the remaining batter add the cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. Mix by hand until combined.
    Cream cheese batter and cinnamon mixture being prepared in mixing bowls for baking.
  • Spoon the spiced batter over the plain batter and use a knife to swirl together. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
    Creamy cake batter in a bundt pan ready for baking.
  • Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
    Golden baked vanilla bundt cake in a black baking pan on a cooling rack.
  • To make the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, eggnog, rum, and vanilla.
    Flour being sifter into a mixing bowl for baking recipes, close-up of baking process.
  • Drizzle over the cooled cake. Top with fresh nutmeg.
    Moist lemon bundt cake with lemon glaze on a festive plate.

Nutrition

Calories: 567kcalCarbohydrates: 90gProtein: 8gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gSodium: 292mgFiber: 1g
Keyword Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake
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About Bree Hester

Bree Hester is the recipe developer, writer and food photographer behind Baked Bree. She started Baked Bree in February 2010 as a love letter to anyone that has ever come to her house for a meal. Over the years it has evolved into so much more than that. While Bree may have hung up her apron for the last time, the reins have now been passed over to a passionate team of foodies.

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Published: Jan 17, 2024 | Updated: Dec 24, 2025
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