Eggnog Bundt Cake with Eggnog Glaze

 🎄 Since I enjoy eggnog, I thought this Eggnog Cake with an Eggnog Glaze, would be perfect for Christmas.

Eggnog Bundt Cake with Eggnog Glaze


Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 38 Minutes


1 (15.25-oz.) box Betty Crocker Super Moist Butter Recipe Yellow Cake Mix

1 (1-oz.) box Baker's Corner Sugar Free Vanilla Instant Reduced Calorie Pudding & Pie Filling

4 large eggs

1 cup eggnog (I used Kemps Eggnog, which I really like)

1/4 cup canola oil

1 teaspoon McCormick All-Natural Pure Vanilla Extract

1-1/2 teaspoons ground nutmeg

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Eggnog Glaze Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
7 teaspoons Eggnog


1.) To make the cake: In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, eggnog, canola oil, vanilla extract and nutmeg.


2.) Using an electric hand-held mixer, beat ingredients on medium speed for 2 minutes. (Or until all the ingredients are well combined.)


3.) Pour the batter into a well-greased 10-inch nonstick fluted tube cake pan.


4.) Bake in a 350°F oven for 38 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.


5.) To Glaze the cake: In a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and enough eggnog; to achieve a drizzling consistency.


6.) Quickly drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake, and sprinkle desired amount of green colored sugar on top of the glaze.


7.) Yields: One 10-inch Bundt Cake.

Photo of (15.25-oz.) box Betty Crocker Super Moist Butter Recipe Yellow Cake Mix.

Photo of (1-oz.) package of Baker's Corner Sugar Free Vanilla Instant Reduced Calorie Pudding & Pie Filling.

Photo of Kemp's Eggnog, which I used when preparing the Eggnog Cake with Eggnog Glaze.                                                                                 

When it came to adding the vanilla extract, always use McCormick's All-Natural Pure Vanilla Extract. 

Photo of Eggnog Cake after it's been baked in a 10-inch Bundt Pan.

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Gingerbread Marshmallow Crispy Treats

These Gingerbread Marshmallow Crispy Treats are amazingly scrumptious!

Gingerbread Marshmallow Crispy Treats

1 stick of butter or margarine

1/8 teaspoon ground allspice

1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1 (10 oz.) bag Gingerbread Marshmallows

5 cups Crisp Rice Cereal

Holiday Decorative Sprinkles (red, green and white)

1.) Using a plastic sandwich bag, coat the inside of 1-(9x13-inch) baking pan with either butter or margarine. Then set pan aside.

2.) Melt either 1 stick of butter or margarine over low heat in a large Teflon coated pan.

3.) Add the spices and stir.

4.) Add the marshmallows, and stir until the marshmallows have melted, and the mixture is smooth.

5.) Remove pan from the heat, then add the crisp rice cereal; stir until cereal is coated well with the marshmallow mixture.

6.) Pour the marshmallow/cereal mixture into the baking pan.

7.) Using your hands, which have been coated with a bit of butter or margarine; gently press the mixture into the pan.

8.) Immediately sprinkle bars with some holiday candy sprinkles; gently patting sprinkles onto the bars.

9.) Let the bars set for a few hours before slicing them.

10.) Yields: 12 bars (I cut my bars large in size, as they weren't very thick bars, but you could cut them into (24) 2x2-inch squares.)

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Super Easy Chocolate-Walnut Fudge

This really is a delicious fudge recipe to make for Christmas or for someone special on Valentine's Day.  Joy 1996 posted this recipe on another website quite a few years ago, and I'm so glad she did.  Everyone whose made this fudge, always seems to enjoy it.  I double the recipe, except for the walnuts (or pecans), and only add 1-1/4 cups of chopped walnuts. 

Super Easy Chocolate-Walnut Fudge

Prep Time: 5 Minutes 

Cooking Time: About 10 Minutes


2 (12 ounce) pkgs. real semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 (14 oz.) cans sweetened condensed milk
1-1/4 cups chopped walnuts (or pecans)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1.)  In top of double boiler, melt chocolate chips and condensed milk together; stir until smooth.

2.)  Remove from heat, and stir in the walnuts and vanilla extract; blend well.

3.)  Pour into a buttered 13x9x2-inch baking pan.

4.)  Refrigerate until fudge is slightly firm.

5.)  With a buttered knife, cut the fudge into 48 (1-1/4 inch) pieces.

6.)  Refrigerate again, until the fudge has firmed up completely.

7.)  Yields: 3-1/2 lbs. (or) 48 (1-1/4-inch) pieces each.

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