If you like spice cake, look no further. Learn how to make spectacular spice cake in a few easy steps. This is a simple recipe that is quick to make. Within minutes it’s in the oven and on the table within an hour. Since it is so simple to make, you’ll be wanting to make it regularly.

Spices are a favorite thing of mine to cook and bake with on a daily basis. With a simple spice such as cinnamon, you can take a bland food into extraordinary. Think how cinnamon rolls would be plain without the spice. You can really cut back on sugar and fats when baking and your palate will be beyond satisfied. You won’t miss that extra sugar as the warmth of spice envelopes your senses.

I found when I first started learning to bake healthier, spices made life easier for all of us, especially those around me not dieting. You could take out some of the not so healthy stuff and not miss it when you put in a little bit of spice. To this day, I have people that eat crazy amounts of fat and sugar beg me to make this cake for them. Feel free to adjust the spices to make this cake your own. You’ll soon agree this is a spectacular spice cake.

Spectacular Spice Cake

The warmth of spices compliments any meal. This is such an easy cake to make, you'll be wondering why you bought the boxed mixes prior to this one. Highly customizable to suit which spice you like best.

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Prep Time10 minutes minutes

Cook Time50 minutes minutes

Servings12 people

Calories 263.3

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

• ½ cup (62g) powdered sugar
• 1 tbs (15mL) milk*

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350F (180C.)
• Grease and flour a 9×5 loaf tin (23x13cm) or line with parchment paper.
• Combine flour, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, baking powder and salt in a small bowl.
• 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 Glaze

• Mix together powdered sugar and milk. Drizzle over top of cake slowly. Allow to sit 10-20 minutes for glaze to harden before serving.
• If desired, dust with cinnamon while glaze is still fluid.

Notes

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

*To make this dairy free, replace the milk with equal parts water or juice.

Nutrition Facts

Spectacular Spice Cake

Serving Size

 

1 slice

Amount per Serving

Calories

263.3

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

15.7

g

24

%

Saturated Fat

 

1.5

g

9

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

3.7

g

Monounsaturated Fat

 

9.7

g

Sodium

 

117.6

mg

5

%

Carbohydrates

 

28.5

g

10

%

Protein

 

3.5

g

7

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

* Calories provided as a courtesy and not guaranteed.