Glazed Eggnog Bread

Course Bread, Breakfast, brunch

Cuisine American

Keyword eggnog-bread, eggnog-quick-bread

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Cooling time 2

Total Time 3 10

Servings servings

Calories 320kcal

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour a 9x5-inch or 10-inch loaf pan. (Or spray with baking spray.) Set aside.
In a medium-size mixing bowl use a whisk to sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.
In a separate bowl whisk together eggnog, sugar, oil, vanilla and rum extracts with the eggs until fully combined. Add the wet ingredients to dry ingredients, mixing just until fully moistened.
Pour batter evenly into pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes until golden brown and a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center comes back clean.
Cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack to cool to room temperature.
Eggnog Glaze: In a small mixing bowl whisk together powdered sugar, vanilla extract and rum extract, nutmeg and enough eggnog to reach drizzle consistency. Drizzle slowly over bread, repeating until all of the glaze has been used. (It's fine if the bread is slightly warm.)
Store Eggnog Bread in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap chilled in the refrigerator for up to 5-7 days.

Best Eggnog to Use - The primary flavor of this bread is eggnog. You can use your favorite brand purchased at the grocery store or make your own using my Homemade Eggnog recipe.
Use the Right Pan - The loaf pan used for this recipe is larger than a classic standard 8-inch loaf pan. You can divide the batter between smaller 8-inch loaf pans, if you don't have one. You could also transform this recipe into 4 mini loaves in min loaf pans. Adjust the baking time to accommodate a smaller pan.
Spices - Ground nutmeg and ground cinnamon adds warmth to the taste and depth to the flavor of the eggnog cake batter. You can change the flavor profile of this bread by adapting the amounts to your personal taste or use pumpkin pie spice which includes ginger, allspice and cloves.
Citrus - You can also add a citrus twist. For example, you could add orange zest to the batter to expand the flavor. See my Eggnog Poke Cake recipe that uses orange zest in the batter and the filling.
Flavorings - If you don't have rum extract, you could use brandy extract or additional vanilla in its plac