This eggnog cake with creamy eggnog cream cheese frosting has all the flavors of the holiday baked right into a flaky, soft cake! It is unpretentious and perfect to make with kiddos because it doesn't have to look perfect.
Eggnog Cake
You are going to love a slice of this eggnog flavor infused vanilla cake! We use real eggnog which really gets that delicious holiday flavor started. Adding in some rum extract, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and allspice amp it up completely.
I like making this as a semi-homemade cake like we did with our gluten-free apple cider cupcakes and candy cane cupcakes by starting with a high quality gluten-free cake mix.
If you are looking for more great cakes, our drip cake, bento cake, cakesicles and gluten free apple cake are always a win! It makes one of the greatest gluten free Christmas desserts.
Eggnog Frosting
With a mix of butter, cream cheese and eggnog, you can get the creamiest, most decadent holiday frosting ever! Fresh nutmeg really gives it a lift that has undeniable eggnog flavor.
How else do I use leftover eggnog?
Our eggnog cake is my favorite way to use leftover eggnog. I also love to make our eggnog pancakes and our eggnog cheesecake cream delight.
How to make gluten-free eggnog cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13 pan in the bottom and sides
- In a large bowl combine the cake mix, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and butter until coarse crumbs form
- Add the eggnog, eggs, oil, vanilla and rum extracts and beat until silky smooth
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
- Cool 10 minutes in the pan
- Meanwhile, make the frosting by beating powdered sugar, cream cheese, butter, nutmeg, rum extract and eggnog together until smooth
- Once cake has cooled, frost liberally
Does eggnog cake need to be refrigerated?
Leftovers can be stored in cake pan with tinfoil over the top in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Serve at room temperature.
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Eggnog Cake with Eggnog Frosting (Gluten-Free)
Ingredients
- 19 oz. box of Xo Baking Co. Vanilla Cake Mix
- 3 eggs
- 2 tablespoon oil
- ¾ C butter, salted
- 1 teaspoon gluten-free vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon gluten-free rum extract
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon cloves
- ⅛ teaspoon allspice
- 1 C eggnog
- 8 oz cream cheese
- ½ C butter
- 2 C powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoon eggnog
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon gluten-free rum extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Meanwhile grease a 9x13 pan in the bottom and sides
- In a large bowl combine the cake mix, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and butter until coarse crumbs form
- Add the eggnog, eggs, oil, vanilla and rum extracts and beat until silky smooth
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
- Cool 10 minutes in the pan
- Meanwhile, make the frosting by beating powdered sugar, cream cheese, nutmeg and eggnog together until smooth
- Cool the cake and then frost liberally
Kelsey vinson says
The cream cheese frosting is the best part if the recipe. It's a guilty pleasure of mine.
Cassandra D says
I like the addition of 1 C eggnog.
Melissa C says
I love how easy it is to do! Loos yummy!
cyndi br says
I like the eggnog frosting the best
Kayla Klontz says
I love how well this goes with the holidays, my children would love this as well.
Barbara Mayes says
delicious recipe. I made it yesterday and it's really good. the icing turned out a little runny, so I added more powdered sugar. the cake is fantastic!
Erin says
Sounds great for holiday parties.
Ghram Myers says
I love pretty much anything made with eggnog. So good.
GINA BLADES says
I love that there is cream cheese in the recipe.
heather says
I have never heard of eggnog cake and now I so want to try it sounds so good.
Karen D says
I like how it takes a regular mix and turns it into something seasonal and festive
Barbara Mayes says
it looks very easy to make and yum on the icing!! my husband would just die if I made him this. he is the biggest fan of eggnog I've ever seen.
Nataly Carbonell says
Whoah, I have never heard of eggnog cake before but I really do have to try it! I love eggnog!
Toby says
I like that using the basic mix you can make a unique and seasonal cake!
Jessica Ness says
Never tried anything egg nog flavored, but I am up for anything.
Kim Ledford-Burley says
the frosting
Ally says
I feel kind of goofy, I like the taste of eggnog a little, but not enough to drink a full glass. Why have I never thought to bake with it?! THAT is what I like about this recipe most--the inspiration!
Ally says
I feel kind of goofy, I like the taste of eggnog a little, but not enough to drink a full glass. Why have I never thought to bake with it?! THAT is what I like about this recipe most!