5 from 26 votes
Easy Spice Cake with Maple Glaze
This Easy Spice Cake features warm spices like cinnamon, allspice, and cloves, blended into a moist cake made with yogurt, brown sugar, and oil. The texture is tender yet springy, with a smooth finish from the maple glaze made with maple syrup, powdered sugar, and vanilla. The glaze adds sweetness and shine while complementing the cake's spicy notes. It’s baked in an 8-inch pan, and careful attention to baking time ensures the cake remains soft and not overdone.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings:
12
Servings
Calories:
222 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- For the cake:
- ½ cup yogurt for Greek yogurt, see tips above
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- 3 egg large
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ teaspoon cloves ground
- ½ cup sunflower oil
- For the maple glaze:
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- 6 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350˚F (175˚C). Spray an 8-inch (at least 2-inch high) round cake pan with baking spray, rub inside surface of pan with a paper towel to cover evenly with the spray. If your cake pan is lower than 2-inches, use a 9-inch round cake pan). Line bottom of pan with parchment paper and spray parchment paper lightly. Set aside.
- In a medium-large bowl, combine the yogurt, sugar, and eggs, and whisk together until well blended.
- Add the flour, baking powder, salt and spices and mix until all flour is combined.
- Add the oil and stir well. Don't worry, at first it will seem to separate but keep stirring till smooth.
- Pour the batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the cake feels springy to the touch and a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Be careful not to overbake.
- Cool cake on a wire rack for 10 minutes; then turn it out of the pan onto the rack.
- For the glaze - Combine the maple syrup, powdered sugar and vanilla in a small bowl and whisk until smooth. With a pastry brush, gently brush the glaze all over the cake. Just keep going over the cake with more layers till the glaze is gone. It will seem like a lot at first, but just keep going. Some of it will drip off, but most of it will soak in. Allow cake to cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
222kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
31g
(10%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
42mg
(14%)
Sodium
121mg
(5%)
Potassium
140mg
(3%)
Sugar
29g
(58%)
Vitamin A
70IU
(1%)
Calcium
70mg
(7%)
Iron
0.3mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 222
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 222kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 31g | 10% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 42mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 121mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 140mg | 3% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 70IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 70mg | 7% |
| Iron | 0.3mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.