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Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Course: Dessert
Keyword: cake, cream cheese
Servings: 0
Author: Cooking Classy

Ingredients

  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour scoop and level to measure
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 3/4 cups packed light-brown sugar
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk*
  • 1 cup chopped pecans optional

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 8 ounces cream cheese nearly at room temperature
  • 1/2 cup salted butter nearly at room temperature
  • 16 ounces powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray two 9-inch round baking pans well with non-stick baking spray then lightly dust with flour and shake out excess.
  • In a mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice and cloves for 20 seconds, set aside.
  • Pour brown sugar into the bowl of an electric stand mixer. Break up brown sugar with fingertips until no clumps remain.
  • Pour in vegetable oil and applesauce, set mixer with paddle attachment and blend until well combined (occasionally stop and scrape bowl throughout mixing process).
  • Mix in eggs and vanilla.
  • Add in 1/2 of the flour mixture and mix on low speed until combined, then blend in buttermilk, then add remaining 1/2 of the flour mixture and mix until well combined.
  • Divide mixture evenly among two prepared baking pans. Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 25-28 minutes.
  • Allow to cool in pans about 5 - 10 minutes then run a knife around edges to ensure cake is loose and invert upside down onto a wire rack to cool.
  • Frost with cream cheese frosting.
  • For the frosting: In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment cream butter and cream cheese until smooth.
  • Mix in powdered sugar and vanilla and mix until well blended.
  • *If you don't have buttermilk you can make your own by mixing 1 Tbsp lemon juice or white vinegar with enough milk to equal 1 cup. Whisk and let rest 5 minutes before using.

Notes

Recipe By: Cooking Classy
Serving Size: 14