Eggnog Bundt Cake
Last year, I got roped into helping with a couple of events at Young Master V’s school, one of them being the Bake Sale. I have now done 3 of them and have learned some things which I will elaborate on later. But, for now, I’m just going to post this cake recipe and box cake extender recipes so I don’t lose them for the little pieces of paper I jotted them on.
But first, a mini-rant. I went and made cupcakes for Young Master V’s class and found they have changed the box mix. What used to be a 16 ounce box is now a 13 ounce box. If you don’t think that matters, try making a shaped Bundt cake without enough batter (it looks awful).
Cake Mix Extender
- 1 cup liquid (water, milk, eggnog, whatever)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 – 1 cup flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
This cake was created after making some gingerbread. You don’t have to be too specific. I’ve added more or less of all the spices and it still came out well. Oh. If you are running a little short on eggnog, you can substitute a cup of milk or even water. It won’t really effect the recipe that much.
Eggnog Bundt Cake
- Yellow Cake Mix
- Cake Mix Extender
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp allspice or cloves
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups eggnog
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil or melted butter
- pan release spray with flour
Method
- Heat the oven to 335 degrees. This will depend on your Bundt pan and your oven. It might take a little tinkering but I’ve found 350 to be too hot and 325 too low, 335 is the magic number for baking in my oven.
- Add all the dry ingredients for the cake mix and the extender into a bowl
- Add the eggs, eggnog, and vegetable oil/melted butter
- Using the pan release spray with flour, spray your Bundt cake pan (especially if you have one like mine with so many little corners) really, REALLY well.
- Let it bake for about 40-50 minutes. The time will depend on the heat of your oven and the kind of Bundt pan you have. I usually take a look at the 35 minute mark and see where the cake is at. It should feel nice and firm to the touch.
Displaying to sell
- You are going to want to make these the day or night before you sell them. They need time to cool. Get some cardboard baking rounds at Hobby Lobby (or possibly online) and some celophane. Take three long strips of cellophane, put the round with the cake in the center. Pull up all the sides, hold together with a rubber band and tie with a ribbon.
- At our church, we sell these for $20 and people buy it for that much. 🙂
