Christmas Delight!

Need some inspiration and a new dessert this Christmas?

This is the yummiest and prettiest little cake to celebrate the season and one of my favourites!

 

Eggnog Spiced Xmas Tree Cake

225g unsalted butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla paste (or 1 vanilla bean, split and scraped)

250g caster sugar

6 eggs

350g plain flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

250g sour cream

icing sugar, for dusting

vanilla bean custard, to serve

 

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350ºF. Place the butter, vanilla and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat for 6 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well between each addition. Sift the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves into a bowl. Add the flour mixture and sour cream in 2 batches and mix until just combined. Spoon mixture into a very well greased 10 cup capacity Xmas tree cake bundt tin. Smooth the top and bake for 45 minutes or until cooked when tested with a skewer. Allow to sit in the tin for 15 minutes before carefully turning it out onto a wire rack to cool completely. Lightly dust with icing sugar and serve with vanilla bean custard.

 

Serves 12.

Image and Styling: Kirsten Jenkins

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