Classic Spice Cake
A warm, moist cake infused with aromatic spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, perfect with cream cheese frosting.
⏱ 45 minServes 12American
Ingredients
- •2 cups all-purpose flour
- •1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- •1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- •1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- •1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- •1/2 cup butter, softened
- •1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- •2 large eggs
- •1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- •1/2 cup sour cream
- •1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- 1Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9-inch round cake pan.
- 2Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in a bowl.
- 3Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, then beat in eggs one at a time.
- 4Alternate adding flour mixture and applesauce mixture (applesauce, sour cream, and vanilla combined) to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour.
- 5Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- 6Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
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