Moist and Tender Spice Cake

This delicious moist spice cake recipe includes ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. It's perfect for a holiday party or a picnic!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 275 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 3 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 2 cups dark brown sugar
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened until easily spreadable
• 0.5 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.5 teaspoon ground allspice
• 0.25 cup cornstarch
• 2.5 cups bleached all-purpose flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Adjust the oven rack to the middle position; preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and lightly flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, and salt in a large bowl. Whisk milk, eggs, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl or jug.

Step 3

Beat softened butter into the flour mixture on low, then medium speed until the mixture forms coarse crumbs with no visible flour. Try not to overmixing. Add about 1/3 of the milk mixture and beat on low until smooth. Add remaining milk mixture in two stages; beat on medium speed until batter is just smooth. Add brown sugar; beat until just incorporated, about 30 seconds. Pour batter into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 to 40 minutes. Cool briefly on a wire rack, then run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely before frosting or dusting with powdered sugar.