Holiday Bundt Cake Recipe

This Holiday Bundt Cake is loaded with an assortment of flavors.

Ingredients

Bundt Cake
3 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup whole milk, room temperature
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed golden brown sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature
2 large egg yolks, room temperature
Syrup
1 cup dark rum
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
Garnish
Walnuts, cherries, raisins, mandarin orange slices
Glaze
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup half & half milk cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

Cake

Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Brush a 12-cup Bundt pan thoroughly with melted butter, coat with flour, and tap out the excess.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl until evenly combined; set aside.

Whisk together milk, ginger, and vanilla in a second small bowl until evenly combined.

Combine butter and sugar in a the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat on medium speed until mixture resembles wet sand and is light, about 3 minutes.

Add eggs one at a time until incorporated and mixture is smooth. Scrape down mixer and sides of bowl. Reduce mixer to low, add 1/3 flour mixture and whisk until just moistened through.

Whisk in 1/2 milk mixture and whisk until just moistened. Repeat until all ingredients are added, ending with flour. Transfer batter to prepared Bundt pan and smooth out so batter is even.

Bake 45-50 minutes until cake is set, golden brown, and a cake tester inserted in middle comes out clean.

Transfer to a rack, let cool 10 minutes, then invert onto a wire rack, remove from pan, and let cool completely.

Syrup

Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Bring to a boil and cook until slightly syrupy, about 5 minutes. Strain and set aside to cool slightly.

When cake is at room temperature, use a skewer to poke holes all over the top. Drizzle the syrup into the holes in the cake, small spoonful by spoonful, making sure it goes into the cake and doesnt flow down.

Let sit at least 4 hours so the syrup can soak into the cake.

Glaze

In a saucepan, combine the butter, sugar, brown sugar and half & half.

Turn the heat on medium low, whisk it all together, letting it come to a gentle boil for one minute.

Remove from heat and stir in a teaspoon of vanilla. Let this cool until just warm, stirring occasionally while it cools.

Place the cooled cake on the serving dish, and slowly drizzle the glaze all over the top.

Garnish with nuts, orange slices and cherries.