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Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake

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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.

A slice of eggnog swirl bundt cake with eggnog glaze on a white 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.

Ingredients for Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake: cake flour, eggs, butter, eggnog, rum, baking powder, cloves, and allspice.

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
Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake cooling in its pan on a wire 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.

Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake with a white eggnog glaze and nutmeg, 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.

Glazed Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake on a striped holiday plate, with a slice and eggnog.
Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake with white glaze on a festive plate.

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.
    Adding eggs to creamed butter and sugar for Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake.
  • Add 1/3 of the flour mixture.
    Adding 1/3 of the flour mixture to the batter for Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake.
  • 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.
    Mixing spices into Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake batter, with plain batter in a bundt pan.
  • 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.
    Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake cooling in its pan on a wire rack.
  • To make the glaze, whisk together powdered sugar, eggnog, rum, and vanilla.
    Whisking powdered sugar, eggnog, rum, and vanilla for the Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake glaze.
  • Drizzle over the cooled cake. Top with fresh nutmeg.
    Eggnog Swirl Bundt Cake with a white eggnog glaze and nutmeg, 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 HesterRecipe Developer, Food Photographer And Writer

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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