This Gluten Free Eggnog Cake with White Chocolate Ganache Whipped Cream Frosting is the epitome of Christmas Desserts. Dense eggnog cake with a light, sweet, creamy and airy whipped cream frosting flavored with white chocolate ganache. It’s perfect for any holiday get-together.
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Gluten Free Eggnog Cake
Last Friday, I posted the recipe for the White Chocolate Ganache Whipped Cream because I was leading up to an awesome dessert. That, my friends, would be this Eggnog Cake. It’s dense like a pound cake, has a wonderfully warm spice taste from the nutmeg and is perfectly complimented by the light whipped cream frosting.
This Gluten Free Eggnog Cake is pretty impressive and would make a great addition to any holiday dessert table. If you’re not an eggnog fan, you’ll still enjoy this cake! I can’t bring myself to drink (or even try a sip) of eggnog. I just can’t. But I do love baking with it!
I made this cake for a family dinner last week and it got great reviews, even from my dad who swears he can always taste the difference between a gluten-free cake and a regular cake. He knew this was gluten-free since everything is always gluten-free but he was impressed with the taste and texture. Meaning, if he didn’t know ahead of time, it would have been a tough one to call.
If you’re worried about how the whipped cream frosting is going to hold up, don’t be! The white chocolate ganache really helps hold the whipped cream together and it doesn’t start to get soggy, soupy or watery.
I still have a piece of the cake left after a week (I know… how is that possible?) and the frosting is still going strong! Just make sure you keep it refrigerated, obviously.
In other news, we are not enjoying this cold weather. It was so mild and almost warm last week and now it’s SO cold. We even got a little dusting of snow the other morning.
Kelsey was loving the snow and was pretty bummed when it melted later that morning. She’ll probably be really excited when we get our first real snow storm. So I guess this holiday cake plus the onslaught of cold weather truly means winter and the holiday season are right around the corner. Yay for the holidays but boo to winter… Anyways, enjoy the Gluten Free Eggnog Cake!
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Eggnog Cake with White Chocolate Ganache Whipped Cream Frosting
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 C gluten-free all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp xanthan gum
- 1 1/2 C granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 3 eggs room temperature
- 1 C eggnog divided
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 C 2 sticks butter, softened
- 1 recipe for White Chocolate Ganache Whipped Cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray two 9-inch cake pans with non-stick spray.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, sift together gluten-free flour, xanthan gum, sugar, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl (or glass measuring cup) whisk together eggs, vanilla extract and 1/2 cup of the eggnog. Set aside.
- Beat the butter and the remaining 1/2 cup of the eggnog into the flour mixture (2 minutes) until the batter is light. Slowly add in the egg mixture and mix until combined.
- Divide the batter between the two pans, smooth out the tops and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes then remove the cakes from the pans and cool on the rack until completely cooled.
- Frost with the White Chocolate Ganache Whipped Cream.
- Keep the frosted cake refrigerated until 20 minutes before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.
Notes
Nutrition Information
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Get the Recipe for my Two Ingredient White Chocolate Ganache Whipped Cream Frosting here.
Hi, do you need the extra xanthan gum if your flour already contains it?
No, if your flour blend contains xanthan gum, omit the amount the recipe calls for.
Do you think this cake would work with cake flour or regular AP? Not a fan of how gluten free taste.
This will work with regular AP flour, just omit the xanthan gum.
Oh my goodness, Eggnog Cake looks delicious! I’m definitely making this! thanks for sharing!
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Oh, my! This cake looks like my Christmas heaven! So beautiful, and I imagine so delicious! Pinned! 🙂
Thanks Blair!
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This looks incredible! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
I hope your weather warms up a bit! This cake is completely gorgeous! Thanks for linking up with What’s Cookin’ Wednesday!
Thanks Karly!
My husband would love this cake!
That frosting! OMG! So pillowy and creamy! I want to run to the kichen right now to whip some up but I must resist – breakfast before frosting! Pinned!
Frosting for breakfast, it’s a win-win!
Such a beautiful cake!
Thanks Jennifer!
What a fabulous looking cake! I love the eggnog and white chocolate combo!!!
Thanks Jocelyn, it’s such a fabulous combo!
I’m loving this cake!!! Every single thing about it, calls out my name!!
Thanks Aimee!
I LOVE that shot of your little one with the whipped cream in hand 🙂 The cake sounds delicious!!
Thanks Kristy! She absolutely loves getting to help me in the kitchen and with photo shoots 🙂
This cake has me dying! That frosting I would consume alone!
The frosting is seriously amazing!
I have no words other than GET IN MY BELLY! Pinned!
lol, thanks for pinning Taylor!
See now I LIVE on eggnog this time of year, so this beautiful cake sounds heavenly to me!
Thanks Kelly!
This cake looks fantastic, like a snowy field 😀 You make me want Christmas already!
I’m usually a ‘one holiday at a time’ kind of person but this year I can’t wait for Christmas!
This looks so dreamy, and I can actually eat it, yay! I have a gluten allergy as well so I love seeing new recipes!
Glad you found something you can try! All my recipes are gf because my husband has a gluten sensitivity. Thanks for stopping by 🙂
To be real with you, I am not a fan of eggnog or white chocolate. BUT they are 2 of my hubbies favorites, so this dish will be a special treat for me to share with him!!
I am not a fan of eggnog unless it’s in baked goods 🙂
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This looks divine! I’ll have to try to make a paleo version for Christmas!!
Let me know how it works out 🙂
This looks beautiful and so delicious! I’ve been wanting to make an egg nog cake, so thank you for sharing yours! Can’t wait to try it!
Let me know what you think!
Mmmmm, lovely flavours. Especially that chocolate whipped cream! I really love simpler cakes, I swear you get to revel in the flavours more. P.s. found you via Time to Sparkle.
It’s true, the nutmeg and white chocolate really shine throught!
Whoa! Gluten Free Eggnog cake, I love it!! I am really intrigued by the whipped ganache frosting. I have tried whipped ganache a couple times but it is always so thick and difficult to spread. I will have to try your recipe!
The key is whipping in the additional cream after beating the ganache for a bit. It makes it so easy!
I wish I could eat that last slice from your fridge. Looks AH-MAZING! Eggnog is one of my favorite holiday flavors too.
I’d send it to you if I could!
I LOVE eggnog, I am so all about this!
Thanks Cindy!
I’m drooling over this, Sharon! I would have to make some modifications, but hope to make it soon!
Let me know how your modifications work Adrienne! I saw some “eggnog” from So Delicious, I’m guessing that would be a great dairy sub 🙂
This cake screams Christmas! I love eggnog but have never had it as cake! Oh my…delicious!
If you love eggnog you’ll definitely like it in baked goods 🙂
That frosting sounds absolutely divine!
It’s SO good Melanie!
This cake looks delicious! Love this eggnog white chocolate combination!
It really is a great combo!
Wow – I thought the frosting was impressive, but this cake looks amazing! Definite win in my books!
Thanks so much Jeanine!