Description
A rich and spiced breakfast cake featuring velvety eggnog, crispy streusel, and a delicate eggnog glaze, perfect for festive mornings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 1 tsp freshly grated nutmeg (or 3/4 tsp ground)
- 1/2 cup (113 g) unsalted butter, room temperature, cubed
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 cup (240 ml) eggnog, room temperature
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream or plain Greek yogurt, room temperature
- 1/2 cup (100 g) packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (60 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup (56 g) unsalted butter, cold, cut into small cubes
- 1/2 cup chopped toasted pecans or walnuts (optional)
- 1 cup (120 g) powdered sugar, sifted
- 2–3 tbsp eggnog (adjust to desired consistency)
- 1/4 tsp rum extract or 1 tsp real rum (optional)
- Pinch of nutmeg for finishing
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13-inch pan and line with parchment if preferred.
- Whisk flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl until evenly mixed.
- In a separate bowl, cream the room-temperature butter until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, then fold in vanilla and sour cream.
- Alternate adding the dry mixture and eggnog to the butter-egg base in three additions, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Mix gently until just combined.
- Pour half the batter into the prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula.
- Make the streusel by combining brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon, then rub in the cold cubed butter.
- Sprinkle a layer of streusel over the first batter layer, dollop on the remaining batter, and finish with the remaining streusel.
- Bake for 35–45 minutes, or until golden brown and a skewer inserted comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a rack.
- Prepare the glaze by whisking powdered sugar, eggnog, and rum extract until smooth.
- Drizzle the glaze over the warm cake and finish with a light grating of fresh nutmeg.
Notes
Serve slightly warm and pair with coffee or spiced latte for a perfect breakfast.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 55mg