Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Butter a square cake pan with the butter.
Mix the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a small bowl. In another large Mixing bowl whisk the eggs, add the sugar mixture, then whisk in the cream and vanilla extract. Fold in the bread cubes Use French bread pieces) being sure to not break them up too much. The trick to this recipe is to make sure all of the bread soaks up the custard. Don''t overcook. Place the mixture into the cake pan, cover with foil and place the cake pan into a larger pan, sufficient enough to allow for a water bath which will cover the smaller pan by half way. Bake into the oven and bake for 2 hours. Remove the foil and raise the temperature to 300 degrees for 1 hour more or until the top of the pudding is golden brown. The finished pudding should be slightly firm, while moist, but not runny. Serve warm with Whiskey sauce, recipe in the video.