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Eggnog Cake

Source of Recipe

The Recipe Box


List of Ingredients

2 tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1 package yellow cake mix (approx. 18 1/2 oz.)
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups eggnog (commercial)
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 tbsp. rum, or 1 tsp. rum flavoring plus 1 tsp. brandy flavoring

RUM SYRUP
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tsp. butter or margarine
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 tablespoons rum



Recipe

Grease a 12-cup Bundt pan with soft butter. Press almonds against sides and bottom of pan; set aside. In large bowl combine cake mix, nutmeg, eggs, eggnog, vegetable oil, and flavoring. Beat at medium spread until smooth and creamy about 4 minutes. Pour batter in prepared pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 50 to 55 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pan for 10 minutes; turn out on wire rack or serving plate to complete cooling. Prick cake with think skewer and top with Rum Syrup while cake is still warm.

RUM SYRUP:

Boil sugar and water 5 minutes. Add butter, vanilla and rum. Cook until a syrupy mixture. Yields about one cup