Chocolate Eggnog Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 2 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 (18 ounce) package plain german chocolate cake mix
• 1 cup eggnog
• 1/3 cup brandy or 1/3 cup water
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 8 tablespoons butter, room temperature
• 3 1/2-4 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 3 -4 tablespoons eggnog
• 2 teaspoons brandy or 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 spray a 13 x 9 pan with pam, then dust with flour.
• 3 set aside.
• 4 carefully rub chocolate along the largest holes of a cheese grater to make 1 tablespoon grated chocolate.
• 5 set aside.
• 6 break the remaining chocolate in 4 or 5 pieces and place them in a small glass bowl.
• 7 microwave for 1 minute at high power.
• 8 stir to melt and lumps remaining.
• 9 place the cake mix, eggnog, brandy, oil, eggs, vanilla, nutmeg and melted chocolate in a large mixing bowl.
• 10 blend with an electric mixer on low for 30 seconds.
• 11 stop and scrape down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula.
• 12 increase the mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes more, scraping the sides down again if eneded.
• 13 the batter should look well combined.
• 14 pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing it out with the rubber spatula.
• 15 place the pan in the oven.
• 16 bake 38 to 42 minutes or until the cake springs back when lightly touched with your finger.
• 17 cool completely.
• 18 frost with eggnog frosting.
• 19 to prepare frosting~place butter and 1 cup confectioner's sugar in a large mixing bowl.
• 20 blend with electric mixer on low for 30 seconds to incorporate.
• 21 stop mixer and add remaining confectioner's sugar, eggnog, and brandy.
• 22 increase the speed to medium and beat until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
• 23 if frosting is runny, add more confectioner's sugar and if too stiff add eggnog.
• 24 spread the frosting over the top of the cake and sprinkle the grated chocolate over the top.