Eggnog Pound Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 tablespoons softened butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, to grease pan
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 1 (18 1/2 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups purchased eggnog
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 2 tablespoons rum or 1/4 teaspoon rum flavoring

Recipe

• 1 generously grease a 10-inch tube or bundt pan with the softened butter; press almonds on sides and bottom of pan; set aside.
• 2 in a large bowl, combine cake mix, nutmeg, eggs, eggnog, the melted butter and the rum.
• 3 using an electric mixer, beat until smooth and creamy (about 4 minutes at medium speed) or beat about 450 strokes with a wooden spoon; pour batter into prepared pan.
• 4 bake in a 350° oven for 45 to 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 5 let cool in pan for 10 minutes; then invert cake onto a rack to cool completely.