Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting
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Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting
Description
Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting uses a blend of allspice, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and freshly grated apple to create a moist, warmly spiced cake. The wet ingredients include applesauce and cooking oil creating a tender crumb while the combination of baking powder and baking soda ensures levity. Baking in a 9-inch pan at 350°F produces a golden cake that is soft yet holds shape well.
The accompanying brown sugar frosting is prepared by melting butter with brown sugar and heavy cream, stirring to dissolve sugar, and then adding vanilla and powdered sugar. This frosting is smooth and creamy with caramel notes, contrasting softly with the spice cake. Cooling the cake completely before frosting is crucial to prevent the frosting from melting and sliding off.
Because of its size and flavor, the cake can be doubled for larger gatherings using a 9x13 pan, with adjusted baking time. It stores well for several days at room temperature or longer refrigerated in an airtight container.
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour + 3 tablespoons
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ¼ teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ⅛ teaspoon cloves
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- ⅓ cup applesauce
- 1 apple peeled and grated
- 2 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Brown Sugar Frosting
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2-6 tablespoons milk as needed
- cinnamon sugar optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a 9-inch round or square cake pan.
- In a medium bowl whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and cloves.
- In a second, larger bowl combine brown sugar, oil, apple sauce, grated apple, eggs, and vanilla and mix thoroughly.
- Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients until incorporated.
- Pour into prepared pan. Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow cake to cool at least 20 minutes before gently turning out onto a plate to cool completely. Once completely cooled, frost, sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar if desired. Cut, and serve or cover and store at room temperature up to three days or in the fridge in an airtight container up to 1 week.
Make the Frosting
- To prepare the frosting, melt the butter in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Stir in brown sugar and continue to stir for 1 minute.
- Stir in heavy cream and stir 2 minutes longer until sauce mixture is smooth like caramel. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla. Pour into a heat-safe bowl and mix in powdered sugar.
- Stir in milk 1-2 tablespoons at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition until light, fluffy, and easily spreadable. Spread over cooled cake.
Notes
- Doubling the recipe for a 9x13 pan requires increased baking time by about 5-10 minutes; test doneness with a toothpick.
- Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting to keep the brown sugar frosting firm and prevent sliding.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 465 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 465kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 82g | 27% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 43mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 176mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 140mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 70g | 140% |
| Vitamin A | 173IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 81mg | 8% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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