Eggnog Pudding Cake
This Eggnog Pudding Cake is a pillowy cake with a gooey center that’s just bursting with eggnog and hints of Bailey’s Irish Cream. It screamsย holidays!
Let me start by apologizing to all my friends out there who are offended by holiday recipes before Thanksgiving. But it has snowed here for a straight week and with the temperature barely 20 degrees, we are hunkered down into holiday mode. My kitchen is exploding with comforting and warm recipes. So dear friends who object, I apologize! For these eggnog cupcakes and now this eggnog pudding cake!!
OK onto today’s recipe! I have an experiment for you. Well the result of an experiment to be exact. This eggnog pudding cakeย was my attempt to take the classic lemon pudding cake and turn it into a wintertime dish. Have you tried lemon pudding cake? It’s a pillowy soft cake with a gooey lemon pudding-like base.ย A simple and easy cakeย that’s just plain good.
I was having a conversation with my lab mate the other day over lunch and somehow lemon pudding cakes came up. I’ve only hadย them in restaurants and I figured this wasย my opportunity to try and make them at home.ย Since lemons are more of a spring/summer thing, I decided to winter-ize this favorite by replacing the lemons withย eggnog and bailey’s irish cream.
With Eggnog, Baileys Irish Cream and a dash of orange zest, this eggnog pudding cake is NOT a failed experiment. Now if only I can bring this kind of luck to my lab experiments. I had no idea if the viscousย eggnog willย still be able to yield the gooey, custard-y bottom that is classic to pudding pies. But as I dug into the warm cake, I was surprised at how light and fluffy the cake turned out and the deliciousness of that bottom layer.
What started as an experiment ended up being an amazing discovery!! Please try this eggnog pudding cake this holiday as family comes to town.
Eggnog Pudding Cake
This Eggnog Pudding Cake is a pillowy cake with a gooey center that's just bursting with eggnog and hints of Bailey's Irish Cream. It screamsย holidays!
Ingredients
- ยพ cup granulated sugar
- โ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest
- 3 large eggs, separated
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ยพ cup milk
- ยฝ cup eggnog
- 2 tablespoons irish cream
- ยผ teaspoon salt
- Dusting of confectioner's sugar for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease 4 10-ounce ramekins and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar and orange zest. In another medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, melted butter, milk, eggnog and irish cream. Pour the wet ingredients into the flour mixture and mix together with a whisk until completely smooth.
- In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites on medium speed until stiff peaks form. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold the egg whites into the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared ramekins and place in a roasting pan. Pour hot water into the pan, halfway up the sides of the ramekins.
- Bake cakes until puffy and golden on top, about 30-35 minutes. Transfer ramekins to a cooling rack and let cakes cool for 20 minutes. Serve warm with powdered sugar.
These pudding cakes look incredible! Baking is the best way to make it through the cold weather!
Thanks Jessica!!
This Pudding cake looks absolutely delicious!! oh and that centre simply YUMMM! Love it! ๐
It’s the best part!
Glad your experiment turned out so well…bring on the eggnog!
you had me at eggnog:)
You are my kind of girl ๐
Don’t you just love it when an experiment works out like that?? ๐ I completely understand about the cold weather making one one to go all in for Christmas (especially baking!!) – it was not easy to resist last week with the cold front – I mean, after all, it is HARDLY this cold in November for us Texans! ๐
I see that you guys are getting a cold front ๐ Hunker down and bake ๐
This is so festive I can’t handle it!!!!
Hahhaha ๐
Never apologize for holiday spirit!!!! ๐
Thank you!!!
Honestly I love the holiday treats all year long! This looks amazing!
Thank you Nancy!
I never get offended by Christmas and holiday recipes! The sooner the better, I say! I like to extend all holiday things as long as I can! ๐ This cake sounds fantastic!! I’ve never even had a pudding cake, but I really want to now!
Pudding cakes are so unique and yet so simple to make!
oh my gawd, Z. . this is so beautiful!!! I’ve never had lemon pudding cake I don’t think. . I totally want to try this!!! love love the irish cream too. . so gorgeous!
Thank you Alice! I know you will love pudding cake!!
Ok, I may get offended by Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving but not the sweets and savory recipes! Bring ’em on! These look SO good, Zainab! LOVE. ๐
Yes the decorations and music definitely drives me insane lol!
Don’t apologize to me! No snow for us yet, but holy crap is it COLD and crazy windy. Yikes! So I’m ready to cozy up with some holiday recipes. I absolutely love lemon pudding cake so I am super stoked to try your eggnog version! Yeah! XO
Lucky duck no snow yet!