Bake up one of the most fun Christmas dessert recipes with this recipe for Easy Eggnog Ugly Sweater Cake! This is one of the best recipes with eggnog because while you can taste a hint of the holiday drink, it's really subtle and doesn't overpower the rest of the dessert. A bit of nutmeg adds extra flavor depth to the cake as well as a welcome warmth. Because this cake is made with cake mix, it's incredibly easy to throw together and get into the oven in practically no time at all. This cake looks best when baked with Wilton's Ugly Sweater Cake Pan and decorated to the nines. However, you can also bake this recipe in a standard 9x13 baking dish and have it come out just fine. To make it a true ugly sweater cake, simply draw or pipe one on top like we did!
Serves10
Preparation Time10 min
Cooking Time42 min
Cooking MethodOven
Cooking Vessel Size9 x 13 Baking Dish OR Wilton Ugly Sweater Cake Pan
Ingredients
- 1 box (16.5 ounces) yellow cake mix
- 2/3 cup eggnog
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Buttercream frosting
- Green and red icing
- Holly Mix and Candy Cane sprinkles
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray 9x13 baking dish or Ugly Sweater Cake Pan with vegetable pan spray.
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In large bowl, beat cake mix, eggnog, oil, eggs and nutmeg with electric mixer at low speed 30 seconds. Scrape bottom and sides of bowl; beat at medium speed 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading to even thickness.
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Bake 39-42 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on cooling grid 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on grid.
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To decorate: With spatula, ice cooled cake. Using tip 233 and green icing, pipe tree on cake. Using tip 46 and red icing, pipe outline neckline, sleeve cuffs and bottom sweater band. Attach sprinkles.