Spice Cake with Maple Icing
Mar 09, 2024 12:04 PM
This homemade spice cake is packed with warm spices and covered in a sweet maple icing. The perfect combination of spices, moist texture, and flavorful icing make this the best spice cake ever! And, it’s super easy- no mixer needed.
A spice cake is similar to carrot cake or pumpkin cake but it contains no carrots or pumpkin and it is heavier on the spices. It is the perfect cake for fall and winter because the flavors are warm and cozy.
Ingredients:
Cake
- 2 cups all purpose flour, spooned and leveled
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1½ teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- scant ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice and/or ground star anise, I use ¼t each
- ⅔ cup vegetable or canola oil
- 1 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs, room temperture
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce, room temperature
- ½ cup sour cream, room temperature
Icing
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- ½ cup packed dark brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons milk
- ¼ teaspoon maple extract (or sub ½ teaspoon vanilla extract)
- scant ⅔ cup powdered sugar, sifted if lumpy
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped toasted pecans or candied pecans, optional garnish
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Total Time:
55 minutes
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