1*52 Fluffy Eggnog Cake

Happy New Year to all my readers! I hope it started well for everyone!

My 2013 started with my Grandma's 91st birthday. I think I already mentioned that she loooooves eggnog so of course I had to make her an eggnog cake.

Oh yeah, and I changed my mind about this blog. I will just start all over again and continue baking my way through the 52 weeks of 2013. I know. I must be crazy...

Fluffy Eggnogg Cake

Adapted from Hungry Little Girl

200 g (1 cup) sugar

114 g (1 stick) butter, softened

3 tablespoons sour cream

200 ml (3/4 cup) eggnog

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 egg

280 g (2 cups) flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

75 g (1/2 cup) hazelnuts, roughly chopped

• Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
• Mix together sugar, butter, sour cream, eggnog, vanilla, and egg until fluffy.
• Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix until just combined.
• Pour batter into prepared 20 cm (8 in) baking pan.
• Combine brown sugar and cinnamon and sprinkle over batter. Top with hazelnuts.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes. Let cool completely before serving.
• Pour some eggnog over each piece just before serving if you wish.

My modifications:

I omitted 1 teaspoon of rum extract, because I'm not the biggest fan of it.

The taste:

So fluffy and moist and yummy and hazelnutty!

How did you start 2013? Any special recipes you made?

51.1/52 Eggnog Cookies

My grandma loves eggnog. And I have to admit that I like it more and more each year.

One of the gifts I will give my grandma this Christmas is homemade eggnog. I hope she will like it as I think that the rum I used was the kind that is actually too strong for eggnog...

These cookies were made with store-bought eggnog though.

Eggnog Cookies

Adapted from The Recipe Critic

 

250 g (1 1/4 cups) sugar

170 g (3/4 cup) butter, room temperature

150 ml (1/2 cup) eggnog

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 egg yolks

1 teaspoon nutmeg

300 g (2 1/4 cups) flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Glaze:

200 g (1 1/2 cups) powdered sugar

3 tablespoons eggnog

• Preheat oven to 150°C (300°F).
• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggnog, vanilla, and egg yolks. Beat until smooth.
• In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Add to the eggnog-butter mixture and beat until just combined.
• Using two teaspoons, form small balls and put onto prepared cookie sheet, leaving enough room in-between balls. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Bake 15-18 minutes. Let cool.
• Combine powdered sugar and eggnog to make the glazing. Drizzle over the cookies and let dry.

My modifications:

None.

The taste:

I wasn't so convinced right away. But after a couple of days: mmmmhhhh! I guess they just need some time to develop their full flavor. Right now still an 'infrequent-calssic'.

Do you bake any 'alcoholic' cookies for Christmas?