Hands down, the perfect Christmas cake! Confession: I eat it at other times too!

vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon cloves
Powdered sugar for rolling the cake
For the frosting:
5 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup eggnog
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 tablespoon white rum or 1 teaspoon rum extract
For the frosting: 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons eggnog