Eggnog Dump Cake
This Eggnog Dump Cake tastes like Christmas. And you’re going to love it!
If you’re a fan of easy dump cake recipes, this is sure to be your new holiday favorite.
It needs just a few ingredients and very little effort. It’s a great idea for when you need a party dessert but don’t have a lot of time!
It’s SO good! I love it and I don’t even like eggnog.
Why you’ll love this Christmas Dump Cake
So, I thought I invented this Eggnog dump cake. It turns out great minds think alike. Regardless, this is the Christmas dessert you need to make.
You can make this Christmas dump cake in a normal 9 x 13 baking dish or a half batch in a pie plate.
This easy eggnog dessert has all the holiday flavors you’ll love plus it’s a super unique idea that your friends and family will really enjoy.
Related: Chocolate Peppermint Dump Cake
Eggnog Dump Cake is easy to make, makes the house smell amazing and will absolutely delight your mouth!
Ingredient Notes
I don’t like eggnog (unless its Fireball Eggnog). But I adore nutmeg. And the way the eggnog and the cake mix to get all custard-y is pretty special. Yuuuuum.
- 1 Box White Cake Mix
- 3 cups Eggnog
- 1 stick butter, cut into 1/4″ pats (I like salted)
- nutmeg to garnish
Because the eggnog has so much flavor, the white cake mix is the best for this dump cake recipe.
The ratio for this recipe is basically a cup of eggnog to a cup of cake mix.
The boxed cake mix that I used came to 3 cups. And the quart of eggnog had about 4 cups in it.
I typically like to use melted butter for my dump cakes.
But in this case, because the eggnog kind of sinks, even though you pour it on top, you want to ensure that the butter is spread evenly.
And I loved how adding a sprinkle of nutmeg finished it off before I popped it into the oven.
Note: I don’t know how a non-dairy version of eggnog would work in this Dump Cake with Eggnog.
How to Make Eggnog Dump Cake
Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with baking spray.
Step 1
Pour a cup of eggnog in the bottom of the dish.
Step 2
Pour on cake mix.
Step 3
Top with remaining eggnog.
Step 4
Evenly spread out the butter pats.
Step 5
Sprinkle with nutmeg.
Step 6
Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes until set and golden brown.
*By set, I mean doesn’t jiggle. Do you know how custard can be super jiggly? You want this holiday dump cake to firm up and turn golden brown on top.
Let this cool for at least half an hour before digging into it.
How to Serve This Holiday Dump Cake
This is best served warm (not hot – and not cold).
Just warmer than room temperature is perfect.
I didn’t love this dump cake with eggnog when cold. So if you have made it ahead, just put a serving in the microwave for 20 seconds and it was so tasty again.
It does lose a little of that crustiness but it can certainly be eaten leftover.
How to Store This Dump Cake
I would definitely keep this in the fridge. It is full of dairy after all.
I will say that this eggnog may have been a little bit past its prime when I made this.
But if it’s my time to leave this earth, I want to go by tainted dump cake. Just saying.
I LOVED how this Christmas Dump Cake turned out. It kind of reminds me of a bread pudding a little bit.
The cake mix and eggnog turn custard-like and so delish! Because it’s made with a thick liquid, it won’t be as thick as, say, a pumpkin dump cake.
I loved how some of the bites had a salty flavor from the butter. It went so well with the sweet cake mix.
Tips
- If you find that you have some dry cake mix that didn’t mix with the melted butter, you can spritz a little water on the dry parts or try to drag some of the melted butter to the dry area with a spoon.
- If you want to add more texture to this eggnog dessert you can add pecans, walnuts or almonds to the top of the cake before you put it in the oven.
- Use a good quality eggnog so it has the best flavor! Often people have a favorite brand so you’ll want to use something you know you love!
Can I make it in advance?
Yes, you can make eggnog dump cake in advance. But you will need to reheat it before serving as I don’t like to serve it cold. But don’t reheat to hot. Lukewarm is best!
I also made the original recipe in a pie pan to test it out. They are the same.
So the original would be good to make if you just want to make a half batch.
You’ve got to try this amazing Eggnog Dump Cake for Christmas. It’s ridiculously easy and your friends and family will love it!
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Eggnog Dump Cake for Christmas
Ingredients
- 1 Box White Cake Mix
- 3 cups Eggnog
- 1 stick butter cut into 1/4″ pats
- nutmeg to garnish
Instructions
- Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with baking spray.
- Pour a cup of eggnog in the bottom of the dish.
- Pour on cake mix.
- Top with remaining eggnog.
- Evenly spread out the butter pats.
- Sprinkle with nutmeg.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes until set and golden brown.
I used gf yellow cake mix and I’ve over doubled the cooking time…and it’s not setting. What should I do?
I tried a gluten free cake mix for a blueberry dump cake one time and I couldn’t get that crispy crust either. I think it must be the ingredients in the cake mix. Unfortunately I am not gluten free so I’m not well versed in the various brands of cake mix. Instead I would try to think of how to add a little “crisp” texture, so maybe some chopped nuts, some gluten free oatmeal or even a puffed rice cereal.
I’ll be honest I wish I would have read the comments before we made it as there were lots of dry spots and we are very used the the creamy pumpkin dump cake so the texture wells a little off putting for us. Gonna try again though and do the grated frozen butter all over!! Thank you!!
Oh no! I’m sorry you didn’t love it on the first try. Hopefully the grated butter will help but if not you can spritz any dry spots with a little bit of water. And the texture is totally different from something like pumpkin dump cake. It reminds of me of the custard from bread pudding. If you make any modifications please come back and let me know so it will help others who want to make this! Happy holidays!
I also used spice cake and I grated frozen butter over entire top of cake before baking instead of pats of butter
YUM! That sounds amazing. I love the idea of grated butter!
Could you add pumpkin puree to this? I think that would be good with a spice cake top
You could add pumpkin puree but then you would lose the custardy texture. I also have a pumpkin dump cake on the site which would be so good with spice cake mix on top!
I would love to make smaller portions to give to neighbors. Anybody have thoughts about how that could be accomplished? I appreciate any input!
made this on a whim because I had some eggnog that I wanted to bake with. All I had was spice cake mix, so I used that. It was delicious. I also added some chopped pecans on top and served w homemade whipped cream. Will definitely be making this again!!!
Just pulled this out of the oven and before I could even get a pic to share with my neighbor my husband had tore into it!
I had a cup of Pralines and Cream liqueur leftover from my Christmas baking and used it in place of one of the cups of eggnog…..my husband went back for seconds; and yes, it tastes Amazing!!
Just two of us. so will take several days to eat. you state eat NOT cold? Should leftovers be refrigerated?
Her notes above the recipe says with the cake having dairy in it that left overs should be refrigerated. The cake can be slightly warmed up in the microwave.
Could you use yellow cake instead?
I’m going to try making it with yellow gluten free cake mix and
since I have left over Carmel dip I may try drizzling a little carmel on top of the warm cake depending on how sweet it is. She made a comment that it reminded her of bread pudding. I will also be using close dated and marked down egg nog for this. Hoping it will turn out as good with the gf cake mix.
Recipe says 350.
What temp do you bake it. Started to make this morning but don’t see the temp listed
Please, I need this for tomorrow’s dinner…..what temperature is this baked at ? Did I miss this information? I only see how long to bake.
I presume the oven is set to 350. I did not see that mentioned.
Good cake. Family loved it. I added a splash of rum as well.