Egg Nog Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
  
  
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla 
• 1 1/4 cup egg nog
for the glaze
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1-2 tablespoons egg nog

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt and nutmeg, set aside.Instructions

1. In the bowl of a mixer, cream butter until smooth, slowly add in sugar until all combined. Beat butter on medium speed until light and cream and color pales.
2. Add in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add in vanilla.
3. Alternating the flour mixture and egg nog, starting and ending with the flour add in both. Mix until smooth.
4. Spoon batter into greased and floured two 9 inch loaf pans or a bundt pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 50-55 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center, comes out clean. Let cake rest in pan for 20 minutes before turning out onto rack to cool completely.
5. For the glaze, whisk together egg nog and powdered sugar, adding egg nog until desired consistency. Spoon over cooled cake. Let glaze set up for a few hours before serving or storing.