Simple Spice Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

The simplicity of this cake will surprise you as it shows well and is absolutely delicious. The spices can be modified to suit your taste once you learn how easy this recipe is to make.

Prepare: 10

Bake: 50

Total Time: 1

Servings: 12 people

Ingredients

1 ½ cups (225g) flour
4 large (200g) eggs
¾ cup (180mL) oil
¾ cup (150g) sugar
1 ½ tsp (6g) baking powder
1 tsp (5mL) vanilla extract
1 ½ tsp (3g) cinnamon
½ tsp (2.5g) salt
½ tsp (1g) allspice
½ tsp (1g) ginger

For the Glaze

1 cup (125g) powdered sugar
2 tbs (28g) cream cheese or plain yogurt
2 tbs (28g) softened butter or margarine
1-2 tbs (15-30mL) milk

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F (180C.)
Grease and flour a 9x5 loaf tin (23x13cm) or line with parchment paper.
Combine flour, allspice, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder and salt in a small bowl. Sit aside.
In a large bowl, beat eggs, oil, and vanilla until smooth. Beat in sugar. Add flour mixture and beat until you no longer see lumps, about 1 minute. Pour into prepared pan.
Bake 45 - 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Center should read between 200F (93C) and 210F (99C.)
Cool in pan for 10 minutes; remove to wire rack to finish cooling.

For the Icing

Beat together sugar, butter and cream cheese. Add milk, one teaspoon at a time until desired consistency.
Spread over top of cake. Store any leftovers in fridge.

Notes

If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt.

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