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caramel spice cake

Caramel Spice Cake

Hakima
Tender & moist Caramel Spice Cake filled with fall spices, covered in cream cheese frosting, and drizzled with homemade caramel sauce!
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Equipment

  • 3 8 inch round pans
  • Mixing bowls
  • Hand mixer

Ingredients
 

Spice Cake

  • cups (300g) All Purpose Flour
  • teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ tsp ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
  • cup (350g) light brown sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • cup (180g) sour cream room temperature
  • 4 large eggs room temperature
  • 1 cup milk

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • ¾ cup (1½ stick) unsalted butter room temperature
  • 12 oz block, full fat cream cheese cold
  • 5-6 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp salt
  • Caramel Sauce

Instructions
 

Spice Cake

  • Pre-heat oven to 350℉. Grease and line three 8 inch pans with parchment paper and set aside.
  • In a bowl, sift flour, salt and baking soda, baking powder and all the spices and set aside
  • In large mixing bowl, add sugar and oil and whisk until combined, then add sour cream and whisk until combined. Add the eggs one at a time and mix until incorporated well.
  • Alternate dry and wet ingredients: Add half the dry ingredients and mix, then add all the milk, then the dry ingredients and mix until all just incorporated. Don't over mix.
  • Divide batter evenly into prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Once baked, remove from oven and let cool completely before frosting.
  • While cakes are cooling, make the caramel sauce.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (you could use a hand mixer), beat together the butter and cream cheese until smooth and light in color, about 5 minutes. Add powdered sugar one cup at a time until completely combined. Add salt and vanilla extract and then beat for at least 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
  • Frost the cake as desired. There is enough frosting to cover the entire cake.
  • Pour caramel sauce on top of decorated cake, and if desired, add between layers for more caramel flavor.
Keyword caramel sauce, spice cake
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