[[!meta title="Eggnog Cake"]]

Adapted from MyRecipes.com (http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/spiced-eggnog-pound-cake-10000001675100/)

6622 cal/recipe

### Ingredients
+ 1 c butter, softened
+ 3 c granulated sugar
+ 6 large eggs
+ 3 c sifted cake flour
+ 3/4 tsp baking powder
+ 1/2 tsp salt
+ 1 c plus 2 rounded tbsp eggnog, divided
+ 2 tsp vanilla extract
+ 2 tbsp brandy (optional)
+ 1 tsp ground cinnamon
+ 3/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
+ 1/2 tsp ground allspice
+ 1/4 tsp ground cloves
+ 1 cup sifted powdered sugar

### Directions

+ Generously grease and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan.
+ Preheat oven to 350 F.
+ Cream butter until fluffy (about 2 min).
+ Gradually add sugar, beating 5 to 7 minutes.
+ Add eggs, one at a time, beating each just until yellow disappears.
+ Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in separate bwol.
+ Mix half of flour mixture into butter mixture, until just blended.
+ Mix 1 c of eggnog to butter mixture, until just blended.
+ Mix remaining flour mixture into butter mixture, until just blended.
+ Stir in vanilla and, if desired, brandy. 
+ Pour half of batter into prepared pan.
+ Stir spices into remaining batter. 
+ Spoon spice batter over plain batter.
+ Swirl batters slightly together, using a knife.
+ Bake for 50 to 55 minutes (until a long wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean).
+ Cool in pan on a wire rack 15 minutes.
+ Remove from pan by inverting to wire rack and finish cooling on wire rack.
+ Place cake on a cake plate.
+ Combine 1 cup powdered sugar and whipping cream, stirring until smooth.
+ Drizzle glaze over cake.

[[!tag dessert eggnog]]