Eggnog Cheesecake Cake

Creamy, and spicy, and delicious. Thank you Shugary Sweets

 

For the Cakes: 

3 egg whites, room temperature

3/4 cup buttermilk

3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 3/4 cup granulated sugar

2 1/2 cup cake flour

1 Tbsp baking powder

1/2 tsp kosher salt

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp ground ginger

For the Cheesecake: 

2 pkg (8oz each) cream cheese,softened

2/3 cup granulated sugar

pinch of salt

2 eggs

1/4 cup sour cream

1/3 cup heavy cream

1/2 tsp rum flavoring

1/2 tsp nutmeg

For the Frosting:

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 1/2 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp rum flavoring

4 cup powdered sugar

1/4 cup low fat eggnog

For the Cakes: :

• In small bowl, mix egg whites and 1/4 cup buttermilk. Set aside.
• In mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy, about 2-3 minutes. 
• Add in dry ingredients and mix until combined. 
• Slowly add in egg white mixture. 
• Beat in remaining buttermilk. 
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes.
• Remove and cool on wire rack. 

For the Cheesecake:

• Preheat oven to 325 degree. 
• Using a large roasting pan on the lower 1/3 of the oven, preheat the pan. 
• Prepare springform pan by wrapping bottom of pan (outside) with double layer of foil. 
• Spray pan with nonstick baking spray and line bottom (inside) with a circle of parchment paper. 
• Meanwhile, boil several cups of water to use later.
• Beat cream cheese with sugar for 2-3 minutes until creamy. 
• Add in salt and egg, one at a time, beating well after each addition. 
• Beat in sour cream, heavy cream and remaining ingredients.
• Pour into prepared 9inch springform pan and place in center of preheated roasting pan. 
• Pour boiling water, slowly, into pan, until about one inch of water comes up the sides. 
• Bake cheesecake for 45 minutes. 
• Turn oven off and let cheesecake sit for an additional 30 minutes in oven. 
• Remove and cool completely.
• When cooled remove from springform pan and place in freezer for one hour, or overnight until ready to assemble cake.

For the Frosting:

• Beat butter for 3 minutes until fluffy
• Add in nutmeg, rum flavoring, powdered sugar and eggnog.
• Beat for an additional 3-5 minutes until fluffy. 

To assemble the Cake:

• Lay one spice cake on cake plate. 
• Top with cheesecake then second layer of spice cake. 
• Frost with eggnog frosting