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Spice Velvet Cake

A delightful dessert with a velvety texture and a warm spice blend, perfect for fall and winter occasions.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Cake, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12 servings
Calories 400 kcal

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients

  • 1.25 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
  • 1.5 cups cake flour, sifted
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 0.5 teaspoon allspice
  • 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 0.25 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1.5 cups sugar

Wet Ingredients

  • 0.67 cup vegetable oil
  • 0.33 cup vegetable shortening, at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1.5 cups buttermilk
  • 1 cup butter, browned

Frosting

  • 4 cups icing sugar, powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons milk, approximately

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Sift together both flours, baking soda, baking powder, salt, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves. Set this dry mixture aside.
  • Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour two nine-inch round cake pans and line the bottoms with circles of parchment paper.

Mixing Batter

  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat together the vegetable oil, shortening, and vanilla extract until light and fluffy.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Gradually fold in the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk, starting and ending with the dry ingredients. Be careful not to overmix.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans.

Baking

  • Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Allow the cakes to cool in the pans for 10 minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.

Making Frosting

  • Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until light golden brown, then let it cool to room temperature.
  • Beat all frosting ingredients together until smooth, adding milk or icing sugar to achieve desired consistency.

Notes

Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature for better batter consistency. Don’t overmix the batter to keep the cake light and fluffy. You can freeze the cake layers tightly wrapped in plastic wrap for a couple of months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 55gProtein: 4gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 5gSodium: 300mgFiber: 1gSugar: 30g
Keyword Baked Goods, Dessert Recipe, Fall Recipes, Spice Velvet Cake, velvet cake
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