Gingerbread Eggnog Swirl Cake
This Gingerbread Eggnog Swirl Cake is a festive, cozy treat that combines the rich flavors of gingerbread and eggnog in a beautifully swirled loaf. Made with the surprising addition of Hellmann’s mayonnaise for extra moisture and tenderness, the cake layers are alternated between spiced gingerbread and creamy eggnog batters, then baked to golden perfection.
This cake has a wonderfully rich, spiced flavor with the warmth of cinnamon, ginger, and molasses from the gingerbread layer, perfectly complemented by the creamy, slightly sweet eggnog batter. The texture is incredibly moist and tender, thanks to the addition of mayonnaise, with each bite offering a soft, melt-in-your-mouth crumb.
Gingerbread Eggnog Swirl Cake
The Gingerbread Eggnog Swirl Cake is a moist, spiced holiday treat with a tender crumb, perfectly balanced by the creamy sweetness of eggnog and a rich, spiced gingerbread flavor.
Ingredients
For the eggnog batter:
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups flour all purpose
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- ¾ cup eggnog
For the gingerbread batter:
- ½ cup butter softened
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup molasses
- 1¾ cups flour all purpose
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
For the glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tbsp eggnog
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 loaf pans with parchment paper.
- Prepare the eggnog batter: In the bowl of your stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream butter, sugar until fluffy about 2 minutes. Add eggs, vanilla, mayonnaise & eggnog until combined. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice & sugar. Add dry ingredients to your batter and beat until just combined. Set aside prepared batter.
- Prepare the gingerbread batter: In the bowl of your stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream butter, sugar until fluffy about 2 minutes. Add eggs, molasses & mayonnaise until combined. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda & spices. Add dry ingredients to your batter and beat until just combined.
- Add scoops of each batter to your prepared loaf pan, alternating between flavors to create a swirled cake. Bake for about 45-50 minutes, covering with foil at 30 minutes to avoid top from being too brown. When toothpick inserted in center comes out clean it is done.
- Remove from pan and allow to cook before glazing. For the glaze combine powdered sugar and eggnog and whisk.
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