Spice Cake Recipe
Use this simple spice cake recipe throughout the holidays for a festive treat
Servings 10 slices
Calories 562kcal
Ingredients
Spice cake ingredients
- 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ginger powder
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp allspice
- 1/8 tsp cloves
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
- 1 cup neutral tasting oil
- 4 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup orange juice
Spice Cake frosting ingredients
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F and grease a 9x5 loaf pan or line it with parchment paper. In a medium sized mixing bowl whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and cloves.
- In a large mixing bowl whisk together eggs and sugars. Mix until the sugars are dissolved and the ingredients and evenly combined. Whisk in vanilla extract.
- Fold half of the dry ingredients into wet and then mix in the oil. Fold in the other half of the dry ingredients and then mix in the orange juice.
- Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake in the oven at 350F for 80-85 minutes. Test that the loaf is finished cooking by sticking a toothpick into the middle. If the toothpick comes out clean, it is cooked all the way through. Remove the spice cake from the oven and allow it to cool completely.
- While the loaf cools, prepare the icing by mixing together powdered sugar, milk and vanilla extract until a smooth icing remains.Only when you are certain that the cake is fully cooled, pour the icing over top. Cut into slices and serve
Nutrition
Serving: 10g | Calories: 562kcal | Carbohydrates: 81g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 299mg | Potassium: 100mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 114IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 58mg | Iron: 2mg
