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Easy Spice Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Spice cake made simple! This easy recipe can be made in about an hour and tastes delicious with its warm spices and brown butter cream cheese frosting.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 2h 10m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 50 min👤 Kayla Burton📖 brokenovenbaking
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- whisk
- skillet
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Spice Cake
2
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5" loaf pan with nonstick spray and line it with parchment paper.
3
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger.
4
In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, sour cream, and molasses really well.
brown sugar (dark or light, packed)1 cuplarge eggs (room temperature)2vanilla extract1 teaspoon½ teaspoon vanilla extractmolasses2 tablespoons
5
Alternately mix the dry ingredients and kefir into the wet ingredients until everything is combined well.
6
Pour the spice cake batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake on the oven's middle rack until a toothpick comes out clean (about ⏱️ 48-53 minutes).
7
Let the cake cool in the pan for about ⏱️ 20 minutes, then transfer it to a wire cooling rack.Make the frosting while it cools to room temperature.
8
Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting (Optional)
cream cheese (room temperature)4 ounces
9
Cook the butter in a small nonstick skillet over medium-low heat while stirring frequently to prevent burning. Once brown nutty-smelling bits form, remove from heat, transfer to a heat-safe container, and let it cool to room temperature.Notes: 1) You can place the browned butter in the refrigerator to cool faster. 2) If you don't want to use browned butter, you can replace it with 2 tablespoons of room temperature butter.
10
In a medium bowl, mix the cream cheese until smooth.
cream cheese (room temperature)4 ounces
11
Stir in the butter and vanilla extract.
vanilla extract1 teaspoon½ teaspoon vanilla extract
12
Mix in the powdered sugar until everything is combined well and smooth.
powdered sugar1 cup
13
Frost the Cake
14
Once the cake has cooled and you're ready to serve it, spread the frosting over the top. Slice and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
calories
382 kcal
fat Content
21 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
31 g
sodium Content
252 mg
protein Content
4 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
85 mg
carbohydrate Content
46 g
saturated Fat Content
12 g
unsaturated Fat Content
6 g
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