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Sick Day Spice Cake
A slice of this spiced cake with buttermilk-cinnamon glaze feels like a warm hug and the best part is, it takes less than an hour to make.
👥 6 Servings👤 Julia May Jonas📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●oven
- ●cutting board
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 350°. Grease a 13x9" metal baking pan with unsalted butter; line with parchment paper, leaving a 2" overhang on long sides. Whisk 2½ cups (288 g) cake flour, sifted, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. baking soda, 1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, ½ tsp. ground cloves, a pinch of freshly ground pepper, and 1 tsp. ground cinnamon in a medium bowl to combine.
½ cups (288 g) cake flour, sifted2(200 g) granulated sugar1 cup½ cup (100 g; packed) light brown sugar(110 g) powdered sugar, sifted1 cup. baking powder1 tsp. baking soda1 tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt1 tspPinch of freshly ground pepper
2
Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar, ½ cup (100 g; packed) light brown sugar, and ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about ⏱️ 3 minutes. Add 2 large eggs, room temperature, one at a time, beating to combine after each addition. Add 1 tsp. vanilla extract and beat ⏱️ 10 seconds.
(200 g) granulated sugar1 cuplarge eggs, room temperature2(110 g) powdered sugar, sifted1 cup. vanilla extract1 tsp
3
Reduce speed to low and gradually beat in dry ingredients in 3 additions, alternating with 1¼ cups buttermilk in 2 additions, mixing until just combined after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Scrape batter into prepared baking pan; smooth surface.
4
Bake cake until golden and a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 30–⏱️ 35 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let cake cool in pan ⏱️ 20 minutes. Using parchment, lift cake from pan and transfer to a cutting board. Let cool completely, about ⏱️ 30 minutes.
5
Whisk 1 cup (110 g) powdered sugar, sifted, and remaining 3 Tbsp. buttermilk and ½ tsp. ground cinnamon in a medium bowl until smooth.
6
Drizzle glaze over cake; cut cake into pieces. Do ahead: Cake can be made 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.
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