Vanilla French Custard Bundt Cake is the perfect for the holidays, it looks festive and it tastes amazing. The texture is what I love about it. See, I always gush about how much I love creamy, soft desserts, and this cake is so smooth and silky! In France, the batter from this Vanilla French Custard Bundt Cake is usually baked in individual mini cakes, but I just wanted a festive bundt cake, that would capture the beauty of the holiday season. Garnished with a thick, vanilla bean glaze and winter themed sprinkles, this would make a show-stopper dessert!
The cake texture is very smooth, infused with vanilla bean flavor with a soft middle and a chewy top. The cake is very creamy thanks to all the heavy cream and egg yolks that are used in this recipe. Rich and scrumptious, this holiday themed bundt cake feels like a luxurious end to a holiday meal.
First, do not replace the heavy cream with light cream or half and half. Tthis recipe is not where you want to cut on some calories.
Also, make sure you sift the flour, otherwise the cake may be not as smooth.
Make sure you use room temperature eggs, you will be whisking them with warm-hot cream. If the eggs are very cold, they will curd and cook.
When mixing in the cream mixture into the eggs, do it very slowly, as the egg mixture needs to warm up. Otherwise, you may end up “cooking” some of the eggs, and the batter will become unusable.
In addition, vanilla beans are very, very expensive. You can skip them in this recipe and use vanilla extract if you want. Please use 1-2 teaspoons of vanilla extract. Based on how much vanilla flavor you prefer in your desserts.
The bundt cake can also be made with almond extract and you can top it with a sugar glaze and silvered almonds.
Another option is to flavor the bundt cake with peppermint extract and top it with a sugar glaze and finely chopped peppermint candies.
Tools/Ingredients I used to make this Vanilla French Custard Bundt Cake Recipe:
I recommend using a silicone mold for this cake, makes the removal so much easier. Check on the cake often thru the oven window, to make sure the cake doesn't burn.
You can definitely see that this is a custard cake from the side slice, and ti looks delicious! I especially love the reflection of the photographer in the ornament ;)
Looks so delicious and I'm sure it tasty even better then it looks. Reminds me of my mom , she use to make this every year for us during the Holiday Season. I may make this bundt cake now to keep her legacy alive with my kids. Me and my siblings couldn't wait until she was finished so we could eat the homemade icing.
YES!!! A vanilla French custard bundt cake is perfect and most any holiday guest would love it! I agree no way should we cut calories here! Use heavy cream all the way! I love how pretty yours is decorated too!
This looks delicious! And wintry! I'm probably in the minority but blue and white is my favorite Christmas color combo. And thanks for the tips... it's always helpful to have the info needed for the best chance of recipe success!
Wow this looks amazing. One because I am sure that it is , your recipe is probably delicious! The other thing is because your photos are amazing! I need to up my photo game and you have inspired me to do so. I just love how this looks so pretty, lots of style. Thank you for sharing!
Soft middle? I am sold! This is a gorgeous bundt cake. Love that it is infused with with vanilla bean. A perfect dessert to take to the next Christmas get together!
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